India, Aug. 25 -- Eight people, including two children, were killed while 43 others got injured when a speeding canter truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh' Bulandshahr district in the early hours of Monday.

The accident occurred around 2:10am on the Bulandshahr-Aligarh border near the Arnia bypass.

According to senior superintendent of police (SSP) (Rural) Dinesh Kumar Singh, the tractor-trolley, carrying 61 passengers from Rafatpur village in Kasganj district, was en route to Jaharpeer in Rajasthan for a pilgrimage when the collision took place.

"The truck hit the tractor-trolley from behind, causing it to overturn. Eight people lost their lives, while 43 are undergoing treatment. Three of them are o...