Tractor-trolley accident: The death toll in the Kanpur road accident in Uttar Pradesh, where a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims overturned, rose to 26 on Saturday. Tractor-trolley accident 26 people death. The incident took place in the Ghatampur area of Kanpur district on late Saturday evening.
The tractor-trolley carrying devotees was returning from Unnao. Following the accident, the police rushed to the spot and started the rescue operation along with the locals. The injured were sent to the community health centre immediately for treatment. Five injured have been referred to Kanpur Hallet Hospital.
“A total of 26 people have lost their lives and others are injured in Tractor-trolley accident. The pilgrims were returning from Chandika Devi temple in Fatehpura. The Kanpur road accident injured people have been sent to Hallet hospital. The investigation is underway. Rescue work has been completed,” said Vishak G Iyer, District Magistrate, Kanpur.
Tractor-trolley accident Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the senior officers have been instructed to reach the spot immediately. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next kin of each of the deceased while the injured would be given Rs 50,000, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
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‘Distressed by the Tractor-trolley accident in Kanpur. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their near and dear ones. Prayers with the injured. The local administration is providing all possible assistance to the affected,’ tweeted the PMO.
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