A truck collided with a DCM van in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya killing as many as 24 migrant workers and injuring more than 20, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed his deepest condolences. CM Yogi has also suspended two police station in charges and has asked for the explanation from top officers including SSPs of Agra & Mathura & ADG and IG, Agra.
The Chief Minister has directed the officials to ensure that all the injured be provided medical care immediately.
He has also sought a report from the Commissioner and IG Kanpur on the cause of the accident informed Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi to media.
Earlier, speaking to media, Auraiya DM Abhishek Singh said that rescue operation has been completed and all the injured have been taken to the hospital. He said that the accident occurred around 3.30 AM on Saturday on the national highway near Mihauli village in Sadar Kotwaliu area. “The migrants were coming from Rajasthan on the truck and were returning to Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and some parts of Uttar Pradesh.
The injured have been taken to the government hospital and higher officials are at place,” he said.
Even before this incident took place, day before CM Yogi issued clear orders saying police should now allow transport on unsafe trucks. He has announced Rs 2 lakh compensation to the families of the migrant workers who were killed in the accident in Auraiya today morning. He also said Rs 50,000 will be given to those who suffered from major injures due to the incident.
