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10 killed after goods truck hit tractor trolley in India’s Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) — At least 10 people were killed and three others injured Friday after a goods truck hit a tractor trolley from behind in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said.
The accident took place early Friday on G T Road in Mirzapur district, about 345 km southeast of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh.
“A tractor trolley carrying 13 laborers who were returning from construction work in Bhadohi district, was hit from behind by a goods truck that had gone out of the driver’s control,” a senior police official Abhinandan said. “Out of the 13 people in the tractor trolley, 10 died on the spot while the three others were taken to the hospital.”
According to police, the victims were residents of the Mirzamurad area.
Police have registered a case and ordered an investigation to ascertain the cause of the crash. ■

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