Tractor Carrying 24 Falls Into UP River, 1 Dead, 5 Still Missing: Police
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According to Hardoi District Magistrate (DM) Avinash Kumar, the victim has been identified as Mukesh.
One person was killed and fourteen people have been rescued while five are still missing after a tractor-trolley carrying 24 people fell into the Garra river in Hardoi on Saturday, said police.
According to Hardoi District Magistrate (DM) Avinash Kumar, the victim has been identified as Mukesh.
"As per the information received, 20 people have been reported to have fallen with the tractor-trolley into the Garra river. Of them, 14 people have survived and one body of a Mukesh has been recovered; a search is on for five missing people," Mr Kumar said.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and PAC's (Provincial Armed Constabulary) flood unit teams have been deployed.
