In a horrifying accident , 22 people, mostly children and women, were killed in a road accident in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
According to District Magistrate Prem Ranjan Singh, the death toll has reached 22 including 7 children and 8 women.
According to the information, a tractor trolley fell into a pond on Patiali Dariyavganj road in Kasganj at around 10 am.
Seven children and eight female devotees traveling in the trolley have died. All victims were going to Ganga ghat for bathing on Maghi Purnima.
Local villagers and policemen are engaged in relief and rescue operations.
The ill-fated tractor- trolley was carrying around 40 people.
The devotees rescued from the pond have been sent to the health center in Patiali. The devotees are said to be from Kaha village of Etah district.
CMO Rajeev Aggarwal confirmed 15 people have died in the accident. These include seven children, while eight are women.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the loss of lives. He has asked the authorities to provide all medical facilities to the injured and compensation to the kin of the deceased.