Indian Air Force aircraft conducted precision drills, including landings, on Uttar Pradesh's Purvanchal Expressway. These exercises were carried out to test the country's wartime preparedness and the highway's suitability as an emergency landing strip.

Five passengers died when an overcrowded double-decker private bus overturned near the Purvanchal Expressway toll in Lucknow, India, with distressing videos capturing the aftermath.

Five people were killed and 45 injured when a double-decker bus overturned on the Purvanchal Expressway in Lucknow after the driver lost control.