Deputy Commissioner of Police Vivek Chandra Yadav said devotees from Chhattisgarh's Korba district were heading to the Maha Kumbh to take a dip when the Bolero they were travelling in collided head-on with a bus on the highway, reports PTI.
All the 10 people travelling in the Bolero died in the accident, while those in the bus have suffered minor injuries, the DCP said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences to the bereaved families and directed officials to expedite relief efforts.
He also instructed authorities to ensure proper medical treatment for the injured and wished them a speedy recovery.
Four persons were killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into a tractor-trolley from behind on the Gaur-Babhnan road in Bast district, police said on Saturday.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhinandan said the speeding Wagon R car carrying four persons rammed into the tractor-trolley carrying tent material at around 11.30 pm on Friday, killing all four on the spot.
On receiving information, a team from the Paikolia police station reached the spot and sent the bodies for autopsy
The deceased have been identified as Rohit (27) from Ayodhya, Pawan (24) from Gonda, and brothers Monu (22) and Somnath (24) from Basti, the officer said.
Four labourers died and 16 others got injured when their van overturned after being hit by an unidentified vehicle, police said on Thursday.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Manoj Kumar Awasthi said the accident occurred late Wednesday night near Vichola village.
The van, carrying labourers and their families, was en route to Haryana. It overturned after being hit by the unidentified vehicle, resulting in the immediate deaths of two passengers—Shyamwati (60) and Samila (26).
The police rescued others and rushed then to Farrukhabad district hospital, where Ram Kumari (35) and Lavkush (30) succumbed to injuries during treatment, Awasthi said.
The official further stated that 16 people sustained severe injuries are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Those killed were residents of Sitapur district and were travelling to Haryana for labour work in a hired van.Efforts are on to trace the unidentified vehicle involved in the accident, Awasthi added.
