Seven killed in truck-van collision in Hathras, UP        

According to a police official, 7 people were killed and 14 were injured in a head-on collision between a container truck and pickup vehicle in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh.

The accident, occurring on Tuesday, took place at the Jaitpur village under the Hathras Junction police station.

Hathras District Magistrate(DM) Rahul Pandey told PTI, “Seven persons have died in the accident. This includes three men, three women and a child.”

He added that the survivors are undergoing treatment at the district hospital in Hathras, while seven others have been referred to a higher medical centre for treatment.

Speaking to reporters, the DM said the pickup vehicle was going towards Etah and it collided head-on with a container truck.

He added that some people were travelling in the pickup vehicle.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X termed the loss of lives as "extremely sad and heart-wrenching."

"District administration officials have been instructed to carry out relief operations expeditiously and immediately take the injured to the hospital for proper treatment. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to give a place to the departed souls at his feet and provide speedy recovery to the injured," Adityanath said on X.

Adityanath also instructed that a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh, each, be immediately provided to the families of the deceased. Meanwhile, Rs 50,000 each will be awarded to the seriously injured, officials said.