A tractor‑trolley carrying a Janmashtami procession collided with a high‑tension power line in Bareilly district on Saturday night, killing a driver and a 10‑year‑old boy and leaving another seriously injured, officials said on Sunday.
The accident occurred in the Sheeshgarh police station area while the procession moved through the village. A sound system was mounted on the tractor‑trolley, and an iron pipe attached to the vehicle brushed a low‑hanging high‑tension line, causing an electric arc and a loud explosion.
Tractor driver Virendra, 28, sound‑system operator Bunty, and the boy, Deep, were exposed to the current. Deep died at the scene, Virendra suffered severe burns and later died after treatment in Bareilly, while Bunty remains in serious condition.
Sub‑Divisional Magistrate Ram Gopal Sharma said the administration had received the incident report and would assist the families. Villagers claim the electricity department failed to lift the low‑hanging line despite prior notice, and an investigation is underway.
