UP: Container hits tractor carrying devotees, 8 dead and 40 injured

Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 25 (ANI): Eight people were killed and around 40 injured when a container collided with a tractor carrying devotees near Ghatal village on National Highway 34, in Bulandshahr's Arnia police station area, officials said.

Bulandshahr SSP Dinesh Kumar Singh said the victims included a child and two women. The devotees were travelling from Kasganj to Gogamedi, Rajasthan, to visit Jaharpir (Gogaji).

Police and administrative officials, including the District Magistrate and SSP, rushed to the site after the accident. The injured were admitted to nearby hospitals, and the bodies of the deceased were taken into custody for post-mortem examination, SSP Singh added. Further details about the incident are awaited. (ANI)