Lucknow: One person was killed and 16 migrant workers were injured after a speeding truck rammed a tractor-trolley on Purvanchal Expressway in the early hours of Tuesday, police said. Six of the injured were reported to be in critical condition.The victims, all residents of Bihar’s Saharsa district, were travelling in the tractor-trolley when an unidentified truck hit the vehicle from behind near kilometre marker 118.8 in the Kurebhar area of Sultanpur. The group was reportedly returning to Bihar after working in Delhi.Police said the collision was so forceful that several passengers were thrown off the trolley onto the roadway. One worker died on the spot, while 16 others sustained injuries, triggering panic among commuters and those travelling with the group.After receiving information, police teams reached the location and arranged ambulances to transport the injured to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Kurebhar. A medical team led by Dr Zahir Khan provided initial treatment at the CHC. Due to the seriousness of the injuries, all 16 workers were later referred to Govt Medical College in Sultanpur for further care, officials said.The injured were identified as Usha, Supriya, Shivam, Mithilesh Yadav, Meenakshi, Manju, Dilkhush Yadav, Naveen Kumar, Shivam Paswan, Bharti, Siddharth Kumar, Soman Sharma, Badal Kumar, Sushil Yadav, Rudan Kumar, Ravindra Kumar and Anil Yadav, all from Saharsa district.Circle officer (Baldirai) Ashutosh Kumar visited the hospital and reviewed the treatment being provided to the injured. He said the injured had been referred to Govt Medical College for better medical management.Police have launched an investigation to identify the truck involved and determine the circumstances that led to the crash. Traffic on the expressway was restored after the incident and was moving normally, officials said.
