Video taken at the scene shows rescuers frantically pulling the victims out of the submerged “tractor trolley” in nearly total darkness.
One rescuer can be seen pulling a young child from the water and handing him off to another rescuer.
As many as 20 injured riders were taken to the hospital in Bheetergaon, where many were pronounced dead.They were returning from a “mundane,” which is a significant Hindu ceremony in which a barber saves a baby’s head for the first time. “The road accident in Kanpur district is very heart-wrenching,” Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Twitter. “The loss of life in this accident is very sad. My condolences are with the bereaved family. Praying to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at his feet and the families of the dead to bear this unfathomable loss.”The Chief Minister noted that families of the deceased and injured survivors will be compensated for the tragedy.
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