Half-a-dozen members of a marriage party were killed and 30 others were injured when the tractor-trolley on which they were returning from a wedding ceremony collided with a speeding truck in Hardoi.
The incident took place in Sadarpur area of the district late Wednesday night when 42 people were returning home after attending the marriage ceremony.
Circle officer of Hardoi, Vijay Singh Rana, said the impact of the collision was such that the tractor-trolley “fell into a ditch, overturned and then again turned back to its normal position”.
The deceased were identified as Vishram (60), Gangaram (50), Shankar (55), Balakram (60), Rishi Kumar (30) and Rajaram (35).
Around 16 injured persons were admitted to the Hardoi district hospital, while the rest were being treated at the community health centre in Bilgram. One of the seriously injured persons was referred to Lucknow for treatment, police said.
Meanwhile Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences on the death of the persons in the accident. He directed the district magistrate to give all possible medical assistance to the injured and to provide compensation to the family of the deceased under Sarvhit Bima Yojna, a spokesperson of the state government said here
In another mishap reported from Lakhimpur Kheri, two persons were charred to death while their friend was injured when their motorcycle burst into flames after being hit by a speeding van on Pallia-Nighasan road in Pallia late Wednesday night, police said on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Pankaj (25) and his friend Anil (24), both residents of Buddhapurwa village under Nighasan police station, Pallia Circle Officer Pradeep Yadav said.
The injured, Shankar, was rushed to district hospital and and is out of danger.
The three were returning home when the van, coming from the opposite direction, hit their motorcycle on Pallia-Nighasan road near Tilkapur village, police said, adding that none of them was wearing helmets.
The motorcycle caught fire after the collision, leaving Pankaj and Anil dead on the spot. The van driver fled the spot leaving behind the vehicle.
In another accident reported from Shahjahanpur, two people were killed and 25 injured when a bus crashed into the pillar of a bridge after one of its rear tyre deflated on the National Highway 24 near Sihura village in the district late on Wednesday night.
The private double-decker bus was on its way to Bahriach from Delhi.
Kuldeep (19) and Babu (28), both natives of Bahriach, who were sitting just behind the driver’s seat, were killed on the spot.
Of the 25 injured, the condition of five was stated to be critical.