Sitapur (Gurpreet Singh): Five people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed and seven others injured after a speeding truck rammed into a tractor-trolley in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district on Friday evening, police said.
The accident took place near Kolhaghat bridge on the Pihani road, within the limits of Pisawan police station. The truck hit the tractor-trolley from behind, causing it to overturn. Several passengers were trapped underneath the vehicle.
All the victims belonged to Barigaon village in the Pisawan area. They were returning home after attending a child’s mundan ceremony at Raipur Mathia in neighbouring Hardoi district, police said.
Four Women And A 10-Year-Old Among Dead
Circle Officer (Maholi) Nagendra Chaubey identified four of the deceased as Kajal, 10, Sushila, 50, Ruby, 22, and Sunita, 40. The fifth victim, a woman estimated to be around 60 years old, was yet to be identified.
Police personnel and local residents carried out the rescue operation and pulled the victims out from beneath the overturned tractor-trolley.
The injured were initially taken to a community health centre. Those in critical condition were subsequently referred to the district hospital, Chaubey said.
Yogi Adityanath Announces Ex-Gratia
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the accident and expressed condolences to the families of those killed. He directed officials to speed up rescue and relief work.
The chief minister announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh for the family of each deceased person and Rs 50,000 for each injured person. He also wished those injured a speedy recovery.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, police are conducting raids to trace the truck driver, who fled the scene after the collision, Chaubey said.
