Overview
- Police say a downhill truck on NH‑135 in Mirzapur lost control Wednesday night and set off a chain crash that crushed one car and ignited another, leaving 11 dead including children.
- Investigators report a car was trapped between two trucks as a Bolero SUV and a Swift caught fire, while police, fire crews and locals pulled victims from mangled vehicles and doused flames.
- District officials named seven victims from Mirzapur’s Jigna area and four from Madhya Pradesh and Sonbhadra, with records showing several children among those killed.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 2 lakh for each family of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured, as Uttar Pradesh authorities moved to clear traffic and open a detailed inquiry.
- The Mirzapur disaster follows days of fatal crashes in multiple states, including 21 dead in an overloaded bus plunge in Udhampur, a school‑bus collision in Rajasthan, a pickup overturn in Gujarat and a tractor‑trolley rollover in Lakhimpur Kheri, underscoring recurring brake failures, heavy loads and risky terrain.