Lucknow:

Ten labourers died in a collision between a tractor-trailer and a truck in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur late last night. Three others were critically injured in the accident that occurred near Kachhwa border.

The tractor-trailer was carrying 13 labourers towards Varanasi when a truck lost control and hit it from behind, police said.

“Around 1 am, we got the information that an accident has happened on Kachhwa border, GT Road. A tractor with 13 people was heading towards Varanasi when it was hit by a truck. 10 of the 13 people died on the spot,” said Abhinandan Kumar Singh, Superintendent of Police, Mirzapur.

The injured are being treated at the Banaras Hindu University Trauma Centre.

The 13 daily-wage labourers were returning home after work in Bhadohi district. They were headed to their village Mirzamurad in Varanasi, said Mr Singh.

The dead bodies have been sent to the mortuary and an FIR is being registered, he added.

Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, expressed grief over the unfortunate incident in the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Ms Patel wished for the speedy recovery of those injured in the accident.

मीरजापुर ज़िले के कछवा थाना क्षेत्र में हुए दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण सड़क दुर्घटना में 10 लोगों के दुःखद निधन से मन व्यथित है। ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है कि दिवंगत आत्माओं को शांति और शोक संतप्त परिवारों को इस कठिन समय में संबल प्रदान करें।

— Anupriya Patel (@AnupriyaSPatel) October 4, 2024