Lucknow: Four people were killed and 40 others injured today when their
tractor-trolley fell from a railway overbridge in Para locality of the
state capital, police said.
The deceased, hailing from Kannauj
district, were returning home after paying a visit to Dewa Sharif Dargah
in the neighbouring Barabanki district, they said.
Around 40
others were injured in the accident, police said, adding that they have
been admitted to a hospital where the condition of some of them was
stated to be serious.
The identity of those killed was being established, police said.
Meanwhile,
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the death of four
persons in the accident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the
dependents of each of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those who were
injured.
The chief minister prayed for the speedy recovery of the
injured and directed the officials concerned to ensure all possible
help to them, an official release here said.
PTI
