Bulandshahr: Eight people were killed and 43 others 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.
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.
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He said the victims were rushed to hospitals, including a private facility.
“Eight people died while 43 of them are undergoing treatment. Three of the injured are on ventilator support,” Singh added.
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