Lucknow, Sep 26: Ten people were killed while 37 were injured when the tractor-trolley in which they were travelling overturned and fell into a pond here on Monday, a senior district official said.
Forty-seven people were travelling in the vehicle which was on its way to a Durga Devi temple in Unnaee village for a ‘mundan’ ceremony, District Magistrate (Lucknow) Surya Pal Gangwar said.
Eight women and two children were killed in the accident, he said.
A person with serious injuries has been admitted to the King George’s Medical University hospital, while others undergoing treatment in the Community Health Centre in Itaunja are said to be out of danger, Gangwar said.
The SDRF team which was called to assist the search operations is still present at the spot to ensure that nobody is trapped in the pond, he said.
President Droupadi Murmu condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
“The news of death of women and some girls in Lucknow is painful. In this hour of grief, I express my deep condolence to the families of the bereaved, and pray for speedy recovery of the injured,” she said in a tweet in Hindi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also expressed grief over the loss of lives, and prayed for speedy recovery of the injured. (PTI)
