India News | Tractor-trolley Overturns in UP's Budaun, Child Among 2 Killed
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A tractor-trolley overturned and fell into a roadside ditch here Tuesday, resulting in the death of the driver and a three-year-old child, police said.
Budaun (UP), Sep 10 (PTI) A tractor-trolley overturned and fell into a roadside ditch here Tuesday, resulting in the death of the driver and a three-year-old child, police said.
The incident took place at around 6 pm in Uparaela village in the Alapur area, they said.
The driver, Charan Singh (34), was hired by one Anokhe Lal, who owns a cement shop, to transport building materials. The child identified as Siddharth was Lal's son, police said.
"At around 6 pm, Singh, along with Siddharth, was on his way to a local market when he noticed a stationary truck on the road. In an attempt to avoid a collision with an oncoming motorcycle, Singh swerved the tractor-trolley and lost control," Alapur Police Station SHO Dhananjay Singh said.
The tractor-trolley overturned and fell into a ditch killing the child instantly while the driver was taken to a hospital where he died during treatment, he said.
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