Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Four Killed, 12 Injured as Truck Hits Devotees' Trolley
A group of devotees was traveling home in a tractor-trolley after visiting a temple.
They had gone to collect a sacred flame for Navratri.
On Saturday morning, their vehicle stopped near Deoband for tea and breakfast.
A container truck hit the trolley from behind.
Four people died and about 12 were hurt.
Police and passersby helped take the injured to hospitals.
The truck's driver and helper were arrested.
Officials visited the hospital and gave instructions about treatment and assistance.
A container truck struck a tractor-trolley carrying devotees near Deoband in Saharanpur on Saturday morning.
Four people from Kushavali village in Meerut were killed, and around 12 were injured.
The devotees were returning from Maa Shakumbhari Devi temple with a sacred flame for Navratri.
The group had stopped for tea and breakfast after reaching Deoband at about 8:30 am.
Police said the truck driver and helper were arrested; injured people were taken to hospitals.
- Who
- Devotees returning from Maa Shakumbhari Devi temple; four were killed and around 12 injured.
- What
- A container truck struck their tractor-trolley from behind.
- When
- Saturday morning, at about 8:30 am.
- Where
- Near Deoband, in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The devotees were returning to their village after collecting a sacred flame for Navratri; the truck's reason for striking them was not stated.
- Fatalities
- Four
- Injured
- Around 12
- Vehicles involved
- A container truck and a tractor-trolley
- Crash location
- Near pillar number 13 of a flyover in the Deoband police station area
- Time
- Around 8:30 am on Saturday
- Devotees' journey
- They were returning to Sardhana in Meerut after visiting Maa Shakumbhari Devi temple
- Arrests
- The container truck driver and helper were arrested