Uttar Pradesh: 34 Maha Kumbh Devotees Injured After Tractor-Trolley Overturns In Kasganj

Several devotees were on their way back home after visiting the Maha Kumbh Mela when the tractor trolley overturned.

Police officers speak to victims of the tractor trolley accident.

Source : ANI

At least 34 people were injured after a tractor-trolley overturned in the Ganjdundwara area in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj district on Tuesday. According to ANI, the injured were later taken to the Ganjdundwara CHC for treatment.

#WATCH | Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh | 34 people injured in an incident where a tractor trolley overturned yesterday.

All the injured were admitted to Ganjdundwara CHC. The SDM and CO reached the spot and inquired about their condition. pic.twitter.com/pAcVTAHDY8

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Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Rajesh Kumar Bharti, while speaking to ANI, said that the people were returning from ‘Ganga Snan’ when the vehicle lost control and overturned. Bharti said that despite the impact of the accident, nobody was critically injured.

"In the Ganjdundwara PS area, several people were returning after 'Ganga Snan' [in Maha Kumbh Mela]. Their tractor-trolley lost control and overturned. 34 people have been injured in the incident...No one is in a critical condition," the ASP said.

#WATCH | Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh | Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar Bharti says, "In Ganjdundwara PS area, several people were returning after 'Ganga Snan'. Their tractor-trolley lost control and overturned. 34 people have been injured in the incident...No one is… pic.twitter.com/p1OgbvrU8M

— ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2025

The Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and Circle Officer (CO) of the area visited the scene to assess the situation.

On Tuesday, seven Andhra Pradesh pilgrims returning from Maha Kumbh died and two other sustained injuries after a mini-bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district.

The accident occurred on a 4-lane highway near a Canal area of Mohla Bargi village under Sihora police station limits in the district. The pilgrims travelling in the mini-bus were residents of Andhra Pradesh and were returning to their homes after attending Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj. The truck was going from Jabalpur to Katni when the driver lost his control and moved into the opposite lane and collided with the mini-bus