UP: Truck hits parked tractor-trolley in Mainpuri; 4 killed, several injured

Mainpuri: A tractor-trolley that was parked on the side of the road was hit by a truck from behind resulting in the death of four people on Saturday. The incident took place in the Bhogaon police station area on NH34, near Dwarkapuri cut.

Virendra Singh, a resident of Kunwarpur, Chhibramau district, Kannauj, along with 20 to 25 relatives of his son-in-law Bharat Singh, resident of Beldhara, Bichua district, Mainpuri, had set out in a tractor with trolley.

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Mainpuri SP Vinod Kumar informed that Virendra Singh's daughter had given birth to a boy and people had come to Bichua district to participate in the programme. "And while returning from the programme at around 4:30 am... A truck hit the tractor from behind which resulted in the overturning of trolley. The trolley had women, as well as children. Several people were injured and three women died on the spot. One woman died after being brought to the hospital. Around 23 people were injured, out of whom 11 have been admitted to the district hospital for treatment. Some people had minor injuries."

Vinod Kumar further said that the truck had been seized from the spot and all the injured people had been sent to the hospital. (with ANI inputs)
 

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