Sitapur (UP): Four members of a family died and more than 35 people sustained injuries in an accident on the National Highway 24 in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, the police said. The accident occurred when a truck laden with hay hit a tractor-trolley.
On getting information, the police rushed to the spot and sent the injured to a government health centre at Sidhauli. Those whose conditions were serious were sent to the Sitapur district hospital.
According to eyewitnesses, the impact of the collision was so severe that the tractor-trolley turned into pieces. The truck that was running at a high speed hit a roadside shop. The tractor-trolley that was coming from Shahjahanpur with the passengers was going to Dewa Sharif in Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh.
Immediately after the accident, locals put up a road blockade which continued for several hours. The police removed the blockade.
