2022 Kanpur road accident
{{Infobox event
|date = 1 October 2022
|location = Kannur district, India
|type = vehicle accident
|reported deaths = 27
|reported injuries = 9
}}
On October 1, 2022, a tractor carrying pilgrims overturned and fell into a pond near Bhadeuna village in Kanpur district in Uttar Pradesh, India. 27 people died in the accident, while 9 others were injured. Most of the victims were women and children.{{cite news |last1=Srivastava |first1=Samarth |title=Tractor-trolley driver was drunk, say survivors of Kanpur road accident that killed 26 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kanpur-road-accident-cm-yogi-meets-survivors-uttar-pradesh-2007448-2022-10-02 |publisher=India Today |date=October 2, 2022}}
After the incident, the Government of Uttar Pradesh banned the use of tractor-trolleys for traveling in the state.{{cite news |title=Ensure tractor trolleys not used for travel: UP CM |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/ensure-tractor-trolleys-not-used-for-travel-up-cm-101664739406970.html |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=October 3, 2022}}
Background
According to the 2019 annual report of India's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Kanpur is the fifth-highest road accident fatalities and the highest crash severity in India.{{cite news |title=Fifth-highest number of road mishap deaths in India last year took place in Kanpur |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/fifth-highest-number-of-road-mishap-deaths-in-india-last-year-took-place-in-kanpur/story-J2QqhTsiDYc9NlHxrHZknN.html |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=October 24, 2020}} In September 2022, ten people died as a tractor-trolley carrying 47 fell into a pond in Itaunja town of Lucknow.{{cite news |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Pathikrit |title=10 women killed as tractor-trolley carrying 47 falls into pond on Lucknow outskirts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/nine-killed-after-tractor-trolley-carrying-35-falls-into-pond-in-lucknow/articleshow/94450122.cms |publisher=The Times of India}}
Accident
A tractor-trolley carrying 40 or 50 passengers was on to Ghatampur after attending a Mundan ceremony at the Chandrika Devi temple in Fatehpur. The tractor-trolley overturned and fell into a pond leading to the deaths of 27 people and many injured. The accident survivors alleged that the driver was drunk and speeding. The accident occurred near Bhadeuna village, in the Kanpur district, under the Saadh police station.
Response
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of India Droupadi Murmu and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath have expressed grief over the incident.{{cite news |last1=Chawla |first1=Simer |title=31 dead in two separate road accidents in Kanpur within 24 hours |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/speeding-truck-rams-into-loader-tempo-in-kanpur-2007294-2022-10-02 |publisher=India Today |date=October 2, 2022}}{{cite news |title=President Murmu condoles loss of lives in road accident in Kanpur |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/president-murmu-condoles-loss-of-lives-in-road-accident-in-kanpur-122100100944_1.html |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=Business Standard |date=October 2, 2022}} The Indian government has announced an ex-gratia amount of {{INR}}2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and {{INR}}50,000 for the injured.
The Uttar Pradesh Police and district administration in the state ran a ten-day special drive against traveling in tractor-trolleys and other goods carriers.{{cite news |title=Drive against travel in tractor-trolleys, goods carriers soon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/drive-against-travel-in-tractor-trolleys-goods-carriers-soon/articleshow/94609754.cms |publisher=The Times of India |date=October 3, 2022}} The government also issued a circular mentioning penalty of {{INR}}10,000 for those who found using tractor-trolleys for traveling purposes.{{cite news |last1=Bajpai |first1=Namita |title=Day after accident, Kanpur village in mourning |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/oct/03/day-after-accident-kanpur-village-in-mourning-2504439.html |publisher=New Indian Express |date=October 3, 2022}}
See also
References
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Category:History of Uttar Pradesh (1947–present)
Category:2010s in Uttar Pradesh
Category:Disasters in Uttar Pradesh
Category:Kanpur Nagar district
Category:2022 road incidents in Asia