New Delhi: A tractor-trolley carrying 15 individuals, of whom seven had been youngsters, toppled over and plunged right into a pond in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday morning, killing all of them, information company PTI quoted police as saying. They stated the accident occurred on the Patiyali-Dariyavganj street underneath the jurisdiction of Patiyali police station when the individuals within the tractor-trolley had been on their technique to bathe within the Ganga river.
Speaking to PTI, Shalabh Mathur (Inspector General, Aligarh Range) stated, “The tractor driver was attempting to overtake another vehicle when the tractor-trolley flipped over and landed in the 7-8-foot-deep pond. Fifteen people – seven children and eight women – lost their lives in the accident. Around 15-20 people were wounded and have been admitted to the hospital.”
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: A trolley carrying devotees overturned in Kasganj this morning, ensuing within the loss of life of 15 individuals together with youngsters.
On the accident, DM Kasganj Sudha Verma says, “Some devotees from Etah were travelling to Kasganj this morning, when the trolley… pic.twitter.com/3VKohTQarg
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He stated, “The tractor-trolley had come from Jaithara in Etah district. I am heading to the site with the divisional commissioner (of Aligarh).” Mathur stated the autopsy examination of the our bodies will probably be performed after which they are going to be given to the family members of the deceased.
He stated Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has declared financial assist of Rs 2 lakh for every of the deceased’s kin and Rs 50,000 for the injured. Adityanath expressed his grief over the deaths within the accident in a publish on X.
He stated in Hindi, “The road accident in Kasganj district that claimed lives is extremely tragic. I offer my sympathy to the affected families. District administration officials have been directed to ensure proper free treatment for all the injured. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to give peace to the departed souls and quick recovery to the injured.”
