Container truck collision with tractor kills 8, injures 45 in India
A speeding container hit a tractor-trolley in Bulandshahr at midnight, killing 8 and injuring 45; 3 remain critical while others are stable
At least eight people were killed and 45 others injured when a container truck rammed into a tractor trolley carrying around 60 to 61 pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr around midnight on Sunday, news agency ANI reported, quoting police.
Bulandshahr SSP Dinesh Kumar Singh said, "An unfortunate incident has happened on NH 34, on the Aligarh border, around 2:15 tonight. Around 60-61 people were travelling in a tractor from Kasganj district to Rajasthan. A container coming from behind hit it at a high speed due to which the tractor overturned and a large number of people were injured... 8 people have died. 45 people are currently undergoing treatment, with the condition of all except 3 being reported as fine. Those three are on a ventilator right now... The tractor has been removed from the spot. The truck that caused the accident is in police custody."
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