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  • Day after accident, Kanpur village in mourning 

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW:  A day after 27 people were killed when the tractor-trolley they were travelling in fell into a pond, the bodies reached Kortha village in Ghatampur of Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur Dehat and a police  officer was suspended  on Sunday. 

    The station house officer (SHO) of Saadh police station, which was nearest to the accident site, was suspended for “dereliction of duty”. The tractor-trolley driver is on the run. In the wake of frequent road accidents, the state government has ordered district administrations to run a 10-day drive against the use of tractor-trolley to ferry people. The  circular issued by the government says that those found flouting the rules would be slapped with a penalty of Rs 10,000.

    According to Kanpur DM Vishak G, the Saadh police station SHO was suspended for dereliction of duty as the accident spot was near Bhadeuna, barely 1km from the police station, but the SHO reached there after about an hour.

    According to eyewitnesses, the tractor-trolley was being driven at a high speed despite requests by passengers to slow down, ADGP (Kanpur zone) Bhanu Bhaskar told mediapersons. “Subsequently, the driver lost control and it overturned. The women and children came under the trolley,” he said. The tractor-trolley was on its way to Ghatampur after the passengers attended a ‘mundan’ ceremony at the Chandrika Devi temple in Unnao.

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the survivors at the Halet hospital in Kanpur. He also met bereaved families at Kortha village, which is 4-5km from the accident site. “It is tragic incident. The government, in order to stop such accidents, has been running many awareness programmes from time to time. I had appealed yesterday that road safety should be a subject of priority for us,” Yogi said. Kortha village sunk into tears as the dead bodies arrived after post-mortem on Sunday. 

    LUCKNOW:  A day after 27 people were killed when the tractor-trolley they were travelling in fell into a pond, the bodies reached Kortha village in Ghatampur of Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur Dehat and a police  officer was suspended  on Sunday. 

    The station house officer (SHO) of Saadh police station, which was nearest to the accident site, was suspended for “dereliction of duty”. The tractor-trolley driver is on the run. In the wake of frequent road accidents, the state government has ordered district administrations to run a 10-day drive against the use of tractor-trolley to ferry people. The  circular issued by the government says that those found flouting the rules would be slapped with a penalty of Rs 10,000.

    According to Kanpur DM Vishak G, the Saadh police station SHO was suspended for dereliction of duty as the accident spot was near Bhadeuna, barely 1km from the police station, but the SHO reached there after about an hour.

    According to eyewitnesses, the tractor-trolley was being driven at a high speed despite requests by passengers to slow down, ADGP (Kanpur zone) Bhanu Bhaskar told mediapersons. “Subsequently, the driver lost control and it overturned. The women and children came under the trolley,” he said. The tractor-trolley was on its way to Ghatampur after the passengers attended a ‘mundan’ ceremony at the Chandrika Devi temple in Unnao.

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the survivors at the Halet hospital in Kanpur. He also met bereaved families at Kortha village, which is 4-5km from the accident site. “It is tragic incident. The government, in order to stop such accidents, has been running many awareness programmes from time to time. I had appealed yesterday that road safety should be a subject of priority for us,” Yogi said. Kortha village sunk into tears as the dead bodies arrived after post-mortem on Sunday. 

  • 27 devotees returning after ‘mundan’ ceremony killed in road mishap in UP’s Kanpur

    Express News Service

    KANPUR: At least 27 people were killed and two dozen hurt after a tractor-trolley they were travelling in fell into a pond in Ghatampur area of Kanpur Dehat late on Saturday evening. While 22 persons died on spot and five more succumbed to the injuries during treatment in hospital. According to police sources, the death toll may be even higher as doctors stated the condition of a few others to be critical.

    All the devotees, who were residents of Kortha village, were returning home after attending a ‘mundan’ ceremony from the Chandrika Devi temple in neighbouring Unnao district. Prime Minister Narednra Modi expressed condolence on the deaths and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the dead from the PM’s relief fund.

    “Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap 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,” Modi said in a tweet.

    Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap 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: PM @narendramodi
    — PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 1, 2022

    Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the seriously injured. He also instructed district and police officials to reach the spot with rescue measures at the earliest and to ensure proper treatment for the people injured in the accident. 

    After the accident, CM Yogi also asked people to desist from using tractors for conveyance.

    According to police, one Raju Nishad, a resident of Kortha village, had gone for the mundan ceremony of his one-year-old son on Saturday along with 35-40 people, including his family, at Chandrika Devi Temple at Buxar Ghat in Unnao. It was when Nishad along with others was returning to his native place on Saturday night that the tractor-trolley went uncontrollable, overturned and fell into a pond between Saadh and Gambhirpur villages. 

    Some of those injured in the mishap claimed that the driver was under the impact of alcohol. By 9 pm, police had retrieved 25 bodies. The search is still on for more bodies. Senior district and police officials from Kanpur had also reached the spot and helped the rescue and relief operations.  Several district and police officials had also reached Kanpur’s Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital to make arrangements in advance for those critically injured.

    A dozen ambulances had reached the spot and from there the injured were sent to nearby CHCs and LLR Hospital.ALSO READ: Four dead, 8 injured after tractor collides head-on with truck in UP

    Kanpur Outer SP Tej Swaroop Singh said that the police personnel along with the local residents are trying to rescue those who fell into the pond. “It is difficult to tell how many people are still trapped in the pond right now,” he added.

    KANPUR: At least 27 people were killed and two dozen hurt after a tractor-trolley they were travelling in fell into a pond in Ghatampur area of Kanpur Dehat late on Saturday evening. While 22 persons died on spot and five more succumbed to the injuries during treatment in hospital. According to police sources, the death toll may be even higher as doctors stated the condition of a few others to be critical.

    All the devotees, who were residents of Kortha village, were returning home after attending a ‘mundan’ ceremony from the Chandrika Devi temple in neighbouring Unnao district. Prime Minister Narednra Modi expressed condolence on the deaths and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the dead from the PM’s relief fund.

    “Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap 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,” Modi said in a tweet.

    Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap 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: PM @narendramodi
    — PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 1, 2022

    Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the seriously injured. He also instructed district and police officials to reach the spot with rescue measures at the earliest and to ensure proper treatment for the people injured in the accident. 

    After the accident, CM Yogi also asked people to desist from using tractors for conveyance.

    According to police, one Raju Nishad, a resident of Kortha village, had gone for the mundan ceremony of his one-year-old son on Saturday along with 35-40 people, including his family, at Chandrika Devi Temple at Buxar Ghat in Unnao. It was when Nishad along with others was returning to his native place on Saturday night that the tractor-trolley went uncontrollable, overturned and fell into a pond between Saadh and Gambhirpur villages. 

    Some of those injured in the mishap claimed that the driver was under the impact of alcohol. By 9 pm, police had retrieved 25 bodies. The search is still on for more bodies. Senior district and police officials from Kanpur had also reached the spot and helped the rescue and relief operations.  Several district and police officials had also reached Kanpur’s Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital to make arrangements in advance for those critically injured.

    A dozen ambulances had reached the spot and from there the injured were sent to nearby CHCs and LLR Hospital.ALSO READ: Four dead, 8 injured after tractor collides head-on with truck in UP

    Kanpur Outer SP Tej Swaroop Singh said that the police personnel along with the local residents are trying to rescue those who fell into the pond. “It is difficult to tell how many people are still trapped in the pond right now,” he added.

  • 22 devotees returning after ‘mundan’ ceremony killed in road mishap in UP’s Kanpur

    By PTI

    KANPUR: At least 22 people were killed and several critically injured when a tractor-trolley overturned and fell into a pond near a village in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, a senior official said.

    The incident occurred in the evening near Bhadeuna village located within the Saar police station limits, he added.

    The tractor-trolley, carrying about 50 people, was on its way to Ghatampur after the passengers attended a “mundan” ceremony at the Chandrika Devi temple in Fatehpur, the official said.

    He added that more than a dozen people were killed on the spot. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have expressed grief over the incident.

    “Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap 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,” Modi said in a tweet.

    Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap 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: PM @narendramodi
    — PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 1, 2022
    Adityanath has sent senior ministers Rakesh Sachan and Ajit Pal to the accident site to oversee the relief-and-rescue measures.

    The injured were rushed to a community health centre (CHC) in Bheetergaon in ambulances arranged by police, the official said, adding that more than a dozen people were declared dead at the facility.

    Talking to PTI over the phone, District Magistrate (DM) Vishak G Ayyar said police and the district administration have been told to carry out the rescue operation and ensure all possible assistance to the victims.

    ALSO READ: Four dead, 8 injured after tractor collides head-on with truck in UP

    “An investigation is on to ascertain the reasons behind the accident,” the DM said, adding, “The exact death toll will be shared with the media soon.”

    The chief minister is personally monitoring the rescue operation, a government spokesperson said in Lucknow.

    Adityanath has announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those seriously injured, the spokesperson added.

    KANPUR: At least 22 people were killed and several critically injured when a tractor-trolley overturned and fell into a pond near a village in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, a senior official said.

    The incident occurred in the evening near Bhadeuna village located within the Saar police station limits, he added.

    The tractor-trolley, carrying about 50 people, was on its way to Ghatampur after the passengers attended a “mundan” ceremony at the Chandrika Devi temple in Fatehpur, the official said.

    He added that more than a dozen people were killed on the spot. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have expressed grief over the incident.

    “Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap 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,” Modi said in a tweet.

    Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap 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: PM @narendramodi
    — PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 1, 2022
    Adityanath has sent senior ministers Rakesh Sachan and Ajit Pal to the accident site to oversee the relief-and-rescue measures.

    The injured were rushed to a community health centre (CHC) in Bheetergaon in ambulances arranged by police, the official said, adding that more than a dozen people were declared dead at the facility.

    Talking to PTI over the phone, District Magistrate (DM) Vishak G Ayyar said police and the district administration have been told to carry out the rescue operation and ensure all possible assistance to the victims.

    ALSO READ: Four dead, 8 injured after tractor collides head-on with truck in UP

    “An investigation is on to ascertain the reasons behind the accident,” the DM said, adding, “The exact death toll will be shared with the media soon.”

    The chief minister is personally monitoring the rescue operation, a government spokesperson said in Lucknow.

    Adityanath has announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those seriously injured, the spokesperson added.

  • Five pilgrims killed in Jhansi

    Five pilgrims were killed and six other seriously injured when a speeding truck collided with a tractor-trolley on Shivpuri road in Sipri Bazar area of Jhansi early Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Karan Singh Yadav (45), Hari Singh Yadav (40), Parmanand Kushwaha (60) of Pajanpura (Madhya Pradesh), Meva Vanshkar (50) of Sesa Poonch and Gayadeen Vanshkar (60) of Asati (Madhya Pradesh).

    The ill-fated pilgrims were on their way to visit Ratangarh Mata temple when they met with the accident. Nearly, 20 people were on board the trolley when it collided with the truck after which the trolley turned turtle. A grand fair is organised at the temple every Monday which is attended by pilgrims from far and near. Meanwhile, in Ghazipur, two persons were killed in separate incidents in the city in the last 24 hours. Nanki Devi (71) and Kawaldhari Ram (46) were killed in Saidpur and Nandganj areas respectively on Sunday. While Nanki was hit by an SUV while crossing the road, Ram was hit by a tractor.