Jaipur: Eight individuals, together with six ladies and two minors, had been killed and 26 others injured on Monday when a tractor trolley carrying them fell right into a gorge in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district, police stated. The incident came about within the night when the victims had been coming back from a hilltop temple. Jhunjhunu Additional Superintendent of Police Tejpal Singh stated that each one the injured had been admitted at totally different hospitals in Jhunjhunu and Sikar districts.
Jhunjhunu collector Khushaal Yadav stated that as per the most recent data, a complete of 34 victims had been admitted to hospitals and of them, eight died.
The deceased included six ladies and two minors whereas lots of the survivors are males, he stated. The victims had been coming back from Mansa Mata temple the place a spiritual programme was occurring, police stated, including the incident occurred at a distance of practically one km from the temple. It appears that the driving force misplaced management of the tractor trolley following which it collided with a pole and fell into the gorge, they stated.
PM Modi Express Anguish, Announces Compensation
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish on the accident and introduced compensation. “Pained by the tractor accident in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. Condolences to the bereaved families and wishing the injured a quick recovery. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000,” the PMO tweeted quoting him.
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Pained by the tractor accident in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. Condolences to the bereaved households and wishing the injured a fast restoration. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF can be given to the subsequent of kin of every deceased. The injured can be given Rs. 50,000: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) May 29, 2023
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Police stated a search operation is being carried out on the accident website to search for survivors, if any. State minister Rajendra Singh Gudha additionally reached the CHC in Udaipurwati quickly after he obtained the details about the accident and enquired about it from the officers and locals.
