27 individuals died in Kanpur after a vehicle transporting pilgrims met with an accident.

On Saturday, 27 persons were reported dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district after a vehicle carrying pilgrims was involved in an accident. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed their condolences on the deaths.

Following the accident, footage recorded the chaos as people ran for help at the scene. Ambulances and officials were brought to the scene.

“I am distressed about the tractor-trolley accident in Kanpur. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones—prayers for the injured. “The local administration is providing all possible support to the victims,” the prime minister’s office tweeted, adding that a compensation of 2 lakh will be paid to the families of those who have died – from the PM’s relief fund – and 50,000 would be given to those injured.

Following the disaster, Yogi Adityanath appealed that “tractor-trollies should only be utilized as goods carriers and not for carrying passengers,” according to a statement from the chief minister’s office.

His administration also stated that the state would provide compensation of 2 lakh to the families of those who died. “The Kanpur district road accident is heartbreaking. The District Magistrate and other top officers have been asked to arrive at the scene as soon as possible, conduct relief and rescue efforts on a war footing, and make provisions for proper treatment of the injured, “Yogi Adityanath tweeted.

“The awful loss of lives in this disaster,” he added in another post.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was among those who expressed sorrow over the deaths in the disaster. Mayawati, the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, and the Congress expressed their sympathies.