UP: 10 killed in road crash in Mirzapur

Ten people lost their lives, and three others were injured when a truck collided with a tractor trolley in a district of Uttar Pradesh early Friday, according to police. The accident occurred around 1 a.m. on G T Road, between Kachhawan and Mirzamurad, along the Mirzapur-Varanasi border, Superintendent of Police (Mirzapur) Abhinandan reported.

“The tractor trolley, carrying 13 labourers who were returning from construction work in Bhadohi district, was hit from behind by the truck that had gone out of the driver’s control,” the SP said.

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On being alerted, the SP and other senior officers rushed to the scene to oversee the rescue operations.

“Of the 13 injured, 10 died while the three others were taken to the hospital at the IIT-BHU, where their condition is stated to be normal,” the officer said.

Police have sent the bodies to the mortuary, Abhinandan said.

A case has been filed at the Kachhawan police station, and further legal action is in progress, he added.

Officials are carrying out a detailed investigation to determine the cause of the accident, the officer stated.

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