7 Killed, Several Injured After Van-Truck Collision In Hathras, CM Yogi Announces Rs 2 Lakh Ex-Gratia

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced immediate financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the seriously injured.

A pickup van collision with a container in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, resulted in the tragic death of seven individuals, including three women, three men, and a child.

Source : ANI

Seven people have died after a pickup van collided with a courier container in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. including 3 women, 3 men, and a child died. Victims who died, include three women, three men, and a child, according to a report by news agency ANI.

#WATCH | 7 people, including 3 women, 3 men and a child lost their lives after a pickup collided with a courier container in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras. pic.twitter.com/xWzbUcMkUR

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 10, 2024

Reacting to the incident, Hathras DM Ashish Kumar said, "A family was going to Etah in a pickup when they met the accident. 7 people have lost their lives. 6 others have been referred and 7 are admitted to the district hospital. Further investigation is underway."

#WATCH | Hathras DM Ashish Kumar says, "A family was going to Etah in a pickup when they met the accident. 7 people have lost their lives. 6 others have been referred and 7 are admitted to the district hospital. Further investigation is underway..." https://t.co/d1uOGF1Woz pic.twitter.com/2jD0liNdTD

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 10, 2024

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced immediate financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the seriously injured.

Hathras incident, Uttar Pradesh | CM Yogi Adityanath announced financial assistance of two lakh rupees each to the families of the deceased and fifty thousand rupees each to the seriously injured, immediately: CMO

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 10, 2024

In a post on X, "The loss of life in a road accident on the Mathura-Kaiserganj highway in Hathras district is extremely sad and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved family. District administration officials have been instructed to carry out relief operations expeditiously and immediately take the injured to the hospital for proper treatment. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to give a place to the departed souls in his feet and provide speedy recovery to the injured."

जनपद हाथरस में मथुरा-कासगंज हाइवे पर सड़क दुर्घटना में हुई जनहानि अत्यंत दुःखद एवं हृदय विदारक है।

मेरी संवेदनाएं शोक संतप्त परिजनों के साथ हैं।

जिला प्रशासन के अधिकारियों को राहत कार्यों को तेजी से संचालित करने एवं घायलों को तत्काल अस्पताल पहुंचाकर उनके समुचित उपचार के…

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) December 10, 2024

7 Killed In Gujarat

In a similar incident, seven people, including four college students, lost their lives on Monday when a car crossed a road divider and collided with another vehicle in the Junagadh district of Gujarat. The accident took place near Bhanduri village on the Junagadh-Veraval highway.

According to a report by TOI, police confirmed that the driver of a five-seater sedan carrying four passengers lost control at high speed, causing the vehicle to jump the divider and crash into an oncoming hatchback.

The deceased from the sedan were identified as driver Vaju Rathod (60), a resident of Bilkha Road in Junagadh; Nakul Kuwadiya (25) from Manekwada village in Keshod taluka; Dharam Dharadev (20) from Talav Darwaja in Junagadh; and two 19-year-olds, Akshat Dave and Om Mungra, both from Rajkot. They were travelling from Junagadh to Gadu.