India News | Sound System Fall on Children, Two Killed in UP

Badaun (UP), Dec 11 (PTI) Two children were killed and two others injured when a sound system installed on a tractor trolley fell on them in Basai village here, police said.

The incident took place on Thursday night when a 'shobha yatra' was being taken out during which the tractor trolley rammed into a raised structure outside a house and the box fell on the children dancing before it, police said on Friday.

Also Read | Winter 2020: Leh Freezes at Minus 11.9 Celsius, Gulmarg Shivers at Minus 5.2 Celsius.

Four children were injured and rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared a 10-year-old dead, police said, adding that three others were being taken to Bareilly for treatment when a nine-year-old succumbed to injuries.

SP, Rural, Siddhart Verma, said permission was not taken for the 'yatra' and police came to know of it only after the incident.

Also Read | Farmers’ Protest: More Farmers From Punjab to Join Agitation as 700 Tractor Trolleys Move Towards Delhi’s Kundi Border.

Investigations are on and strict action will be taken against those found responsible for it, he said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)