Ten people died and around a dozen sustained injuries in a collision between a minibus and canter truck at Moradabad-Agra highway in Kundarki Police station area on Saturday.
"The accident took place at around 8:10 am in the morning in a collision between a private bus going from Bilari to Moradabad and a truck," police said.
After the accident, a forensic team also arrived at the spot. "Forensic team is here, rescue is almost complete. Three vehicles collided with each other. Eyewitnesses tell us that it was a case of overtaking," ANI quoted Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Moradabad as saying.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the incident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the family of the deceased, said Moradabad District Magistrate Rakesh Kumar Singh. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, he said.
"The Chief Minister has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 Lakhs each to the family of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the people who got injured in the Moradabad road accident. He has directed the officials to provide free medical treatment to the injured," Singh said.
मुख्यमंत्री जी ने जिला प्रशासन के अधिकारियों को हादसे में घायल लोगों का समुचित उपचार कराने के निर्देश देते हुए उनके शीघ्र स्वास्थ्य लाभ की कामना की है। उन्होंने दुर्घटना में घायलों को ₹50 हजार एवं मृतकों के परिजनों को ₹02-02 लाख की आर्थिक सहायता प्रदान करने के निर्देश दिए हैं।
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The injured have been rushed to the district hospital for treatment.
More details awaited.