• By Nidhi Giri
  • Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:53 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Bulandshahr Accident: Eight people were killed while over 50 were injured after a truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district in the early hours of Monday, police said.

The accident happened near Ghatal village on National Highway-34 in Arnia police station area, jagran.com reported. There were more than 60 people including children travelling in the tractor. The pilgrims were on their way to visit Jaharveer Baba in Gogamedi in Rajasthan from Kasganj, UP.

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The deceased have been identified as Chandni (12), Rambeti (62), Eepu Babu, Dhaniram, Mishri, Shivansh (6).

The accident took place around 2.10 am on the Bulandshahr-Aligarh border near the Arnia bypass, when the canter truck hit the tractor-trolley from behind, causing it to overturn, Senior Superintendent of Police (Rural) Dinesh Kumar Singh said.

"The tractor-trolley was carrying 61 people who were travelling from the Rafatpur village in the Kasganj district to Jaharpeer in Rajasthan for a pilgrimage," Dinesh Kumar Singh said.

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Senior SP Dinesh Kumar Singh stated that the victims were immediately sent to hospitals, including a private facility.

"Eight people died while 43 of them are undergoing treatment. Three of the injured are on ventilator support," Singh added.

(With Agency Inputs)