A tragic accident took place in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh late Thursday night due to a collision between a truck and a tractor-trolley. 10 people died and three people were seriously injured in this accident. Mirzapur SP Abhinandan said that the accident took place on GT Road between Kachhwa and Mirzamurad on the Mirzapur-Varanasi border at around 1 o’clock late at night. The SP said, “There were 13 laborers in the tractor-trolley who were returning after doing construction work in Bhadohi district, when a truck hit their vehicle from behind, due to which the driver lost control.” On receiving the information, SP Abhinandan and other officers immediately reached the spot and started relief and rescue work.
The workers were returning home to meet their loved ones.
The accident happened around 1 a.m. on Kachhwa Mirzamurad GT Road in the Kachhwa police station area. It is being told that 13 people were traveling on a tractor from the Bhadohi district towards Varanasi. On Kachhwa Mirzamurad GT Road of Kachhwa police station area, a speeding uncontrolled truck hit the tractor trolley from behind. Out of the 13 people traveling on the tractor, 10 people died on the spot and 3 people were injured. The collision was so strong that the tire of the truck came out and fell into a drain far away. As soon as the information was received, the police of the local police station reached the spot and while carrying out rescue work, the injured were sent to Trauma Center Varanasi for treatment.
All the people riding the tractor were laborers who were going to their homes in Mirzamurad Varanasi after doing roof-casting work in the Bhadohi district.
Names and addresses of the deceased-
1. Bhanu Pratap son of Hiralal, age about 25 years, resident of Ramsinghpur Mirzamudar district Varanasi
2. Vikas Kumar son of Akhilesh, age about 20 years, resident of Ramsinghpur Mirzamurad district Varanasi
3. Anil Kumar son of Hublal, age about 35 years,
resident of Birbalpur Mirzamurad district Varanasi 4. Suraj Kumar son of Hublal, age about 22 years,
resident of Birbalpur Mirzamurad district Varanasi 5. Sanohar son of Nandu, age about 25 years, resident of Birbalpur Mirzamurad
district Varanasi 6. Rakesh Kumar son of Kanhaiya Lal, age about 25 years, resident of Birbalpur Mirzamurad district Varanasi
7. Prem Kumar son of Mahangi, age about 40 years, resident of Birbalpur Mirzamurad district Varanasi
8. Rahul Kumar alias Tillu son of Munna Lal, age about 26 years, resident of Birbalpur Mirzamurad district Varanasi
9. Nitin Kumar son of Daulat Ram, age about 22 years, resident of Birbalpur Mirzamurad district Varanasi
10. Roshan Kumar son of Dinanath, age about 17 years, resident of Birbalpur Mirzamurad district Varanasi
Names and addresses of the injured:
1. Akash Kumar son of Nandlal, age about 18 years, resident of Birbalpur Mirzamurad district Varanasi
2. Jamuni son of Sahati, age about 26 years, resident of Birbalpur Mirzamurad district Varanasi
3. Ajay Saroj son of Chhabban, age about 50 years, resident of Birbalpur Mirzamurad district Varanasi
The SP said that the bodies have been taken into custody and sent to the mortuary and the injured were immediately sent to the Trauma Center (Kashi Hindu University) Varanasi, where their condition is said to be normal. In this regard, a case has been registered in Kachhwa police station and legal action is being taken. He said that the officers are conducting a thorough investigation into the causes of the accident.