One killed, 20 injured as trolley carrying devotees overturns in U.P.’s Kushinagar

One person was killed, and around 20 others were injured after a tractor trolley carrying devotees overturned and fell into the Gandak canal in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district, police said on Thursday (April 2, 2026).

The incident occurred near the Siswa regulator under the Khadda police station limits at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday (April 1, 2026). The trolley, which was transporting nearly 25 devotees, plunged into the canal.

According to police, the devotees were travelling from Mamkhor Barhara village in Maharajganj district’s Ghughli area to attend the Chaitra Ram Navami Varni fair at Bhaisaha Ghat when the accident occurred. Preliminary findings indicate that the accident happened when the hook connecting the trolley to the tractor broke, causing it to overturn and fall into the canal.

A total of 21 people sustained injuries and were rushed to the Kushinagar Medical College, where doctors declared Meera Devi (57) dead. Khadda Station House Officer Sandeep Singh said that some passengers managed to jump off the trolley and save themselves.

The body of the deceased has been sent for a post-mortem examination, and further investigation into the incident is underway, police added.