Etawah:
At the least 10 folks had been killed and over 30 injured after a truck fell right into a roadside ditch in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah as we speak. All of the victims had been males.
The passengers had been on their solution to attend a spiritual gathering in Lakhna when the motive force misplaced management and the truck fell into the 35-feet deep ditch.
Police stated the passengers had been flung from the open truck; some had been even discovered underneath the car.
Movies from the accident web site exhibits numerous folks gathered across the ditch and the truck after the accident. Law enforcement officials had been additionally on the spot conducting rescue operations.
Superintendent of Police, Etawah, Brijesh Kumar Singh informed reporters that round 40-45 folks had been on the truck which included a number of ladies and youngsters. When requested if the motive force was drunk, the officer stated it’s being investigated.
“All of the folks have been rescued and despatched to a hospital for remedy. The docs are figuring out the precise variety of injured folks,” Mr Singh added.
The injured are being handled at a hospital – some have suffered important accidents.