5 killed, 12 hurt as tractor trolley overturns

Five persons, including two women, were today killed and 12 others injured when an overcrowded tractor trolley overturned in Lonikatra area of Haidergarh tehsil, police said here.

Kaushalya (59), Raj Kumari (60), Raj Kumar (59), Shiva (12) and Daya Shanker (18) were killed when the tractor trolley overturned and fell into a pit near Mangalpur village, they said.

Police said 12 persons, including six women, were seriously injured in the mishap and admitted to trauma centre at Lucknow.