Tractor-Trolley falls off bridge in UP’s Shahjahanpur: 6 Killed,10 injured

The incident took place after a tractor-trolley fell from a bridge into Garra river in Tilhar’s Birsinghpur village. Police have reached the spot and rescue operations are underway. At least six people were killed and ten others were injured after a tractor-trolley fell off a bridge in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur. The injured were rescued and rushed to a nearby district hospital by the locals. Tractor-Trolley falls off bridge in UP’s Shahjahanpur: 6 Killed,10 injured.

The incident took place after a tractor-trolley fell from a bridge into Garra river in Tilhar’s Birsinghpur village. Police have reached the spot and rescue operations are underway. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed anguish over the incident and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next-of-kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured.

The chief minister has also asked the administrative officers to conduct relief and rescue work on a war footing and ensure proper treatment of the injured. The people were on their way to fetch water from Garra river for ‘Bhagwat katha’, Shahjahanpur Police said, adding that around 30 people were in the vehicle.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Sanjeev Bajpai told the casualties might increase as the rescue work was going on at present.

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