Eight people are dead and three are reported to be in critical condition in the Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh incident where a container collided with a tractor carrying devotees near Ghatal village on National Highway 34, authorities confirmed.
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the second Indian to reach space, received a grand welcome from students during a road show in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday expressed condolences to the families of the eight people killed in the road accident in Bulandshahr, a press release said.
A tragic road accident took place near Ghatal village on National Highway 34 in Bulandshahr's Arnia police station area, where a container collided with a tractor carrying devotees.
An entire house was filled with debris after the landslide that followed the Tharali cloud burst incident. However, the work to restore the damaged infrastructure in Tharali is underway after a cloudburst in the early hours of August 23 caused mass destruction.
After a yellow alert was issued by the Meteorological Department, Tharali Police Station alerted local residents by making announcements in the area to ensure their safety.
Strict action has been taken against five officers who were absent from a review meeting chaired by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur.