Man killed, 11 injured as tractor-trolley collides with trailer in UP's Sonbhadra

Sonbhadra (UP), Dec 9 (PTI) A 65-year-old man was killed and 11 others were injured after a tractor-trolley carrying mourners collided with a trailer truck on the Varanasi-Shaktinagar road in Sonbhadra district on Tuesday, police said.

The accident occurred near the Chandi Hotel crossing under the Robertsganj police station area when the tractor-trolley, carrying about 20 people along with a body for cremation, hit a trailer coming from the opposite direction, Station House Officer Madhav Singh said.

Police rushed the injured to the Lodhi Medical College, where doctors declared Kharpattu, a resident of Majhigaon, dead on arrival. The remaining injured are undergoing treatment, the officer said.

The trailer truck has been seized and traffic on the route restored, he added. PTI COR KIS APL APL