18 people were killed in North India's Uttar Pradesh when a tractor-trolley in which they were traveling skidded off the road and fell into a deep, water-filled ditch Monday night, said local police.
Fourteen people were also injured in the accident that occurred in Pisawan town in Sitapur district, some 80 km from Uttar Pradesh 's capital city Lucknow, Xinhua reported.
District police chief Amitabh Yash told local meida that the accident occurred while the driver of the tractor-trolley tried to overtake a vehicle. In the process, the tractor-trolley lost control and fell into a water-filled ditch along the road. Of the 18 killed, 10 are children while the remaining are women. The injured have been admitted to a hospital in Sitapur.
18 killed in North India road accident
