At around 4:30 am on Saturday, a tractor trolley that was parked on the side of the road was hit by a truck from behind. The accident resulted in the death of four people. The incident took place in Bhogaon police station area NH34 near Dwarkapuri cut.
According to the police, "The accident took place on the Riyazganj-Patiyali Link Road near Gadhai village at 9.30 am. The people travelling in the trolley were from Jaithara village in UP's Etah district and were heading towards Kadarganj to take a holy dip in the Ganga."
Kasganj, Chief Medical Officer, Rajeev Agarwal spoke to ANI about the incident and said, "A trolley carrying people lost balance and fell into a pond. 22 deaths have been reported. 10 have been injured. Most of them women and children."
The accident occurred near Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (ABV-IIITM) in the Hazira area in the district late Wednesday night.
A case has been registered against the bus driver for rash driving.
To ensure law and order, Section 144 has been enforced, restricting the entry of tractor trolleys and assemblies. Delhi Police and the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) are actively present, and the border sealing preparations are extensive.
Three minors died while several others were injured after falling off a tractor-trolley they were travelling in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur on Monday evening.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former interior minister Rana Sanaullah's car on Sunday crashed into a tractor-trolley on Saddhar Bypass near Faisalabad, ARY News reported.
At least five people were killed and over a dozen injured after a tractor-trolley and a dumper collided in the Hathras district late on Friday night, said the police on Saturday.
"Train no. BXR Spl (LD-42 BCN+01 BV); EP no. 31823, dashed with a road vehicle (tractor trolley) and got derailed by one wagon with four wheels first from train engine at LC Gate no. 27," Agra division of North Central Railway stated.
Eight devotees lost their lives and 26 others were injured after a tractor trolley, while returning from Mansa Mata Temple, fell into a 100 feet gorge in Jhunjhunu, said a police official.