Uttar Pradesh crash: 8 dead, 43 injured as truck hits tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Bulandshahr

BULANDSHAHR: At least eight people were killed and 43 others injured when 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 occurred around 2:10 am on the Bulandshahr-Aligarh border near the Arnia bypass, when a canter truck rammed into a 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," Singh said.He said the victims were rushed 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 inputs from agencies)