Etah: 17, including five children, killed in tractor-truck collision

At least seventeen persons including 12 women and five children were killed when the tractor trolley they were travelling in collided with a truck in Etah district on Saturday, police said.

At least 12 women and five children were killed when a tractor trolley they were travelling in collided with a truck in Etah district in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police said.

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The accident occurred around 10.45am near Harchandpur village under Malawan police station. Police officials said that 15 people died on the spot while two others succumbed to their injuries at a hospital.

Around 12 persons have sustained injuries in the accident, they added.

The victims were heading for a 'kalash visarjan' ceremony, when their vehicle collided with a truck.

Etah DIG Govind Kumar confirmed the death of seventeen people in the mishap.