BULANDSHAHR: Nine people were killed and 42 injured when a truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district in the early hours of Monday, police said.Two of the deceased were minors, while 12 of those injured and hospitalised are below the age of 18.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath condoled the demise of the pilgrims and directed officials to ensure the best treatment for those injured.He also announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of those dead and Rs 50,000 each for the injured.The accident took place around 2.10 am on the Bulandshahr-Aligarh border near the Arnia bypass, when the canter truck hit the tractor-trolley from behind, causing it to overturn, Senior Superintendent of Police (Rural) Dinesh Kumar Singh said.”The tractor-trolley was carrying 61 people, who were travelling from the Rafatpur village in the Kasganj district to Jaharpeer in Rajasthan for a pilgrimage,” he said.The police officer said the victims were rushed to hospitals.”Eight people died, while 43 of them are undergoing treatment.Three of the injured are on ventilator support,” Singh added.Later, another man, identified as Lekhraj (40), succumbed to injuries during treatment at a hospital, taking the toll in the incident to nine, police said.They said 10 passengers escaped with minor injuries.The victims were taken to multiple hospitals for treatment — 10 to Aligarh Medical College, as many to Bulandshahr district hospital and 23 to Kailash Hospital in Khurja.The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem, police said.The deceased have been identified as tractor driver E U Babu (40), Rambeti (65), Chandni (12), Ghaniram (40), Mokshi (40), Shivansh (6), Yogesh (50) and Vinod (45), all residents of Kasganj district, and Lekhraj (40), according to the police.
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