Agricultural tractor fell into a pond in Kanpur district, IndiaNEW DELHI Oct 2 Not Fewer than 27 people have been killed and more than 20 injured in India when a tractor and trailer carrying people fell into a pond, the Times of India reported. The incident took place overnight in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The tractor driver, who was transporting about 50 people in a trailer, lost control, after which the car collapsed into the water. Most of the victims are women and children, according to local authorities. They were all returning home from a religious ceremony at a local temple.
In India, eight people died due to a fire in a hotel complex trailer in Kanpur. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones. Prayers with the wounded. The local administration is providing all possible assistance to the victims,» Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. He added that the families of the victims will be compensated in the amount of 200 thousand rupees (2.44 thousand dollars) from the Prime Minister's relief fund, and the victims will receive 50 thousand rupees (612 dollars). Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath said, that «tractors with a trailer should only be used for transporting goods and not for transporting people.» «A traffic accident in the Kanpur district is very heartbreaking. The district judge and other senior officers were ordered to immediately arrive on the scene and carry out relief operations on the military basis and take steps to properly treat the injured,» Adityanath tweeted.
