In UP, at least 11 people lost their lives and four were injured in a road accident in Gonda this morning.
According to police, a Bolero full of 15 devotees going to Prithvinath temple went out of control and fell into the canal near the Saryu canal bridge in Rehra village on the Parasarai Alaval Deoria road.
Itiyathok police station in-charge KG Rao informed that 11 bodies have been recovered from the canal. Four people have been rescued safely.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the accident and announced an ex-gratia of five lakh rupees for the families of the deceased
“Deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to an accident in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in the mishap. May the injured recover soon,” the PM said on X.
On receiving information, Gonda district magistrate Priyanka Niranjan, superintendent of police (SP) Vineet Jaiswal and an NDRF team reached the scene. The administration promptly initiated rescue and relief operations, using cranes and divers to retrieve the submerged vehicle.
According to the Gonda SP, the vehicle was carrying 15 people who were on their way to offer prayers at Pirthvinath temple in Ayodhya from Sihagawan under Gonda’s Motiganj police station. He said the mishap occurred near Rehra village under Itiyathok police station on the Seehgaon- Kharagoopur road.