40 dead as tractor falls in ditch in UP

August 22, 2011 12:55

Details of the accident in UP.

At least 40 pilgrims were today killed when a tractor trolley carrying them overturned in a waterlogged ditch in Nagra area of the district. The incident occurred this morning when the tractor trolley carrying around 60 pilgrims overturned in the ditch near Gauapar village, police said. The pilgrims were on their way to Sati Mata Temple in the district. The injured have been admitted to a hospital.

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