Latest News | Two Killed as Tractor-trolley Falls into Drain in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad (UP), May 24 (PTI) Two farm labourers were killed and one was injured after their tractor trolley fell into a drain here, police said on Friday.

The victims were identified as Upendra (28), Vinay (22) and Chandra Bali (33), police said.

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SHO of Bhojpur police station Sumit Sudhakar Ramteke said that the workers were working with a farmer, Vinod Kumar. They were transporting sugarcane seeds in the tractor trolley to another field on Thursday when Upendra, the driver, lost control of the vehicle and it fell into a drain.

The locals rescued the victims and rushed them to a hospital where doctors declared Upendra and Vinay dead on arrival, the SHO said.

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While Bali is undergoing treatment and is said to be in a critical condition, he added.

The tractor-trolley was taken out from drain with a crane, he said.

The bodies were sent for post-mortem and further investigation is underway, Ramteke said.

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