NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (NNN-PTI) – At least nine people were killed and several others injured, after a tractor-trolley overturned, while crossing a river in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the police said yesterday.
The accident occurred Wednesday evening, in Bondki village of Saharanpur district, about 716 km north-west of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh.
According to the police, over three dozen people were inside the tractor-trolley, when it overturned into the river Dhamola.
Immediately after the accident, locals and police initiated a rescue operation.
“Four bodies were recovered last night, and five more were fished out today. The deceased include two children,” a police official in Saharanpur said. “One person is still said to be missing, and the search to trace him is underway.”
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, expressed grief over the deaths and announced monetary compensation for the families of the deceased.
Deadly road accidents are common in India, often caused due to overloading, bad condition of roads and reckless driving.– NNN-PTI
