Eight people were killed and 43 others injured when a truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district in the early hours of Monday (August 25, 2025), police said.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath condoled the demise of the pilgrims and directed officials to ensure the best treatment for those injured. He also announced an ex gratia of ₹2 lakh to the kin of those dead and ₹50,000 each for the injured.

“The tractor-trolley was carrying 61 people, who were travelling from the Rafatpur village in the Kasganj district to Jaharpeer in Rajasthan for a pilgrimage,” Mr. Singh said.

He said the victims were rushed to hospitals, including a private facility.

Police said 10 passengers escaped with minor injuries. The victims were taken to multiple hospitals for treatment–10 to Aligarh Medical College, 10 to Bulandshahr district hospital and 23 to Kailash Hospital in Khurja.

The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem, police said.

Among the 43 injured, 12 are children, they added.

District Magistrate Shruti along with SSP Singh and other senior officials visited the incident spot and later interacted with the injured patients in a hospital.

Police said the erring truck, which is registered in Haryana, has been impounded and further legal proceedings have been initiated.