8 killed in road accident in UP

Sambhal: At least eight people were killed and five injured, when a tractor trolley fell into a gorge here today, police said.

Circle Officer Gunnaur Shakeel Ahmed said the accident occurred at the t-point at Anupshahr road in Rajpura area, when a tractor carrying some people from Moradabad fell into a gorge. 

Eight people were killed, while five injured, the CO said. 

He added that the injured were admitted to a community health centre in Rajpura for treatment, while the bodies were sent for post-mortem.

The ill-fated tractor trolley was carrying people to Aligarh who were going to sell carpets there, the official said.