8 killed, 4 injured as tractor-trolley overturns in UP; CM announces compensation

BAREILLY: Eight people died and four others were injured after the tractor-trolley in which they were travelling overturned on Anupshahr-Gavan road under Rajpura police jurisdiction in Sambhal district around 2am on Saturday. Officials said that the victims were residents of two neighbouring villages of Moradabad — Bahadurganj and Alampur. The injured were rushed to the district hospital for treatment.
Soon after the incident, Sambhal SP RM Bharadwaj along with other officials arrived at the spot to review the rescue work.Meanwhile, chief minister Yogi Adityanath expressed sorrow over the incident and announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased. The CM also instructed the district administration to provide all possible assistance to the affected families.
The deceased were identified as Wasim Ahmed (25), Mukaram Ali (27), Aslam Husain (23), Kamrul Jahan (40), Sajid Ali (36), Nasir Husain (30), Abdul Kayyum (50) and Sageer (35). Those who were injured included Mohammad Jan, Taiyav, Tasleem and Gulam Rabbani.
According to police, the victims were involved in the business of carpet manufacturing and they were on their way to Aligarh when the accident took place. “The tractor-trolley was hit by a truck from behind while overtaking. Its driver lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. Some passers-by informed police on Dial 100 following which we immediately reached to the spot and launched the rescue operation. With the help of a JCB machine, the tractor-trolley was lifted and the bodies buried under it were pulled out,” said Rajpura police station SHO Rajkumar Singh.
The SP said that the bodies have been sent for postmortem, while the injured have been admitted to the hospital. “The CM has also announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 each for those injured,” he said.