At least eight people, including two minors, lost their lives after a container truck rammed into a tractor transporting devotees in northern Uttar Pradesh early Monday, according to police.
“Three people are in serious condition on ventilator,” Bulandshahr district police chief Dinesh Kumar Singh said. At least 45 others were injured. He said the injured were rushed to nearby hospitals while the bodies of the deceased were sent for post-mortem.
The crash occurred around 2.10am near the Arnia bypass on the Bulandshahr-Aligarh border, when a container truck rammed the tractor-trolley from behind, overturning it.
“An unfortunate incident has happened on NH 34, on the Aligarh border, around 2.15 tonight. Around 60-61 people were travelling in a tractor from Kasganj district to Rajasthan,” Mr Singh was quoted as saying by ANI.
“A container coming from behind hit it at a high speed due to which the tractor overturned and a large number of people were injured... 8 people have died. 45 people are currently undergoing treatment... The tractor has been removed from the spot. The truck that caused the accident is in police custody,” he said.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh | Visuals from the spot where 8 people died and 43 got injured after a container hit a tractor full of devotees of Gogaji, going to Gogamedi, Rajasthan, from Kasganj, near Ghatal village on National Highway 34 under Bulandshahr police station. pic.twitter.com/yjpqNnOhhJ
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Footage from the scene showed the badly-mangled tractor and the severely damaged front of the container truck.
The tractor was carrying devotees of Gogaji, a folk deity venerated in northern India and also known as Jahirpeer, Jaharveer Chauhan, or Bagad Wala. They were travelling from Kasganj to Gogamedi in Rajasthan when the crash occurred near Ghatal village on National Highway 34, within the Bulandshahr police station limits, The Hindustan Times reported.
Police identified the eight victims, including two children, aged 6 and 12, as residents of Kasganj district.
Of the injured, 12 were children.
The Haryana-registered truck has been seized, and legal action is in progress, officials said.
