Uttar Pradesh, May 19: In a tragic incident, three migrant labourers were dead and over 12 injured after a DCM vehicle carrying them overturned on Jhansi-Mirzapur highway on Monday night. According to an ANI update, 17 people were travelling in the vehicle. The injured have been admitted to the hospital.

A similar tragic incident took place in the state over the weekend. 24 migrant workers were killed and many others were seriously injured in a collision between a truck they were travelling and a trolley in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, early on Saturday morning. The migrants- who became jobless due to COVID-19 crisis- were trying to return home. Uttar Pradesh Accident: 24 Migrant Workers Killed, Several Injured After Two Trucks Collide in Auraiya.

3 Migrant Labourers Dead, 12 Injured After DCM Vehicle Carrying Them Overturns: 

Last week, six migrant workers who were walking along the Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur highway got killed after a speeding bus ran over them. The incident took place near Ghalauli check-post. A case was registered against the unknown bus driver.

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