5 women killed, 17 hurt as truck rams tractor-trolley in Sitapur

Hindustan Times · HT Correspondent · 2026-11-06 15:24 UTC

According to Sitapur superintendent of police (SP) Ankur Agarwal, the accident occurred around 5pm on the Bargawan-Kulha Ghat road near Himmatnagar village under Pisawan police station limits. The tractor-trolley overturned due to the impact, trapping several passengers underneath and triggering panic and cries for help, he said.

According to Sitapur superintendent of police (SP) Ankur Agarwal, the accident occurred around 5pm on the Bargawan-Kulha Ghat road near Himmatnagar village under Pisawan police station limits. The tractor-trolley overturned due to the impact, trapping several passengers underneath and triggering panic and cries for help, he said.

Five women were killed and 17 people, including women and children, injured after a speeding truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying villagers returning from a mundan ceremony, in Sitapur on Friday evening, police said.

According to Sitapur superintendent of police (SP) Ankur Agarwal, the accident occurred around 5pm on the Bargawan-Kulha Ghat road near Himmatnagar village under Pisawan police station limits. The tractor-trolley overturned due to the impact, trapping several passengers underneath and triggering panic and cries for help, he said.

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