FATEHPUR: Nine people were killed after an auto-rickshaw they were travelling collided with a milk tanker in the Jehanabad area here on Tuesday, police said.
Eleven people from Ghatampur in Kanpur were coming to Jehanabad in an auto rickshaw when a speeding tanker hit it near Chilli turn this afternoon, they said.
Nine people travelling in the auto-rickshaw were killed and two others were seriously injured, they said.
Expressing grief over the loss of lives in the accident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet in Hindi said, The road accident in Fatehpur is very sad.
My deepest condolences to those who have lost their family members. I wish the injured a speedy recovery. Under the supervision of the state government, the local administration is fully engaged in helping the victims.
उत्तर प्रदेश के फतेहपुर में हुआ सड़क हादसा अत्यंत दुखद है। इसमें जिन्होंने अपने परिजनों को खोया है, उनके प्रति मेरी गहरी संवेदनाएं। इसके साथ ही मैं घायलों के जल्द स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूं। राज्य सरकार की निगरानी में स्थानीय प्रशासन पीड़ितों की पूरी मदद में जुटा है: PM Modi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) May 16, 2023Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a tweet in Hindi said The loss of lives in a road accident in district Fatehpur is extremely sad. My condolences are with the bereaved families. May Lord Ram give place to the departed souls in his holy feet and a speedy recovery to the injured.
The district administration officials have been instructed to provide proper treatment to the injured, the CM said. The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained, police said.
Efforts are on to nab the tanker driver who fled with the vehicle after the accident, they said. Further details are awaited, police added.
PM @narendramodi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh for the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives in the accident in Fatehpur. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000 each.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) May 16, 2023
