US Edition11 of Family Killed as Vehicle Falls Into Saryu Canal in UP's Gonda; CM Yogi Announces Ex Gratia of Rs 5 Lakh - The Statesman
GONDA DISTRICT, UTTAR PRADESH, AUG 3 – The SUV carrying 15 people slipped on a rainy road and fell into the canal, killing 11 including six women and three children, officials said.
- Near Belwa Bahuta in Gonda district, an SUV fell into the Saryu canal on Sunday, leaving 11 people dead and four injured, police said.
- Pilgrims from Sihagaon village were heading to offer holy water at Prithvinath Temple, with the vehicle carrying 15 passengers en route when the accident occurred.
- Villagers and rescue teams recovered 11 bodies, and four survivors, including the driver, were hospitalized, Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal said in Gonda.
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences and announced Rs 5 lakh aid for each victim's next of kin, directing officials to speed relief and medical treatment.
- Authorities have sent the bodies for postmortem as investigation teams initiate a technical examination of the vehicle to determine the cause.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the death of 11 pilgrims after their vehicle plunged into a canal in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district and announced an ex-gratia of INR 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased and INR 50,000 to the injured. Gonda Accident: PM Narendra Modi, CM Yogi Adityanath Mourn Loss of Lives in Uttar Pradesh Road Mishap; President Droupadi Murmu Prays for Speedy Recovery of Injured.
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The Hans IndiaNine of family among 11 killed as SUV falls into canal in UP's Gonda
Gonda: Eleven people, including nine members of a family, died and four others were injured when an SUV plunged into the Saryu canal in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district on Sunday, police said. The accident took place near Belwa Bahuta when the victims were going from Sihagaon village to offer prayers at the Prithvinath Temple in Khargupur. The vehicle was carrying 15 people, said Krishn Gopal Rai, station house officer (SHO) of Itiyathok police st…
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