Jhunjhunu: Eight devotees lost their lives and 26 others were injured after a tractor trolley, while returning from Mansa Mata Temple, fell into a 100 feet gorge in Jhunjhunu, said a police official.
All the injured were rescued with the help of locals and rushed to nearby hospitals in Paunkh and Udaipurvati where eight were declared dead, informed Jhunjhunu Collector Dr. Khushal Yadav.
"Yesterday at around 6:30 pm, we received information that a tractor trolley going towards Mansa Devi overturned and many people were injured. The injured were admitted to the hospital while 8 people died in the incident. The devotes are of the Rajivpura and Manakasas villages of the district," said Dr Khushal Yadav.
State minister Rajendra Singh Gudha has announced an assistance of Rs one lakh each from his side for the families of the deceased. (with ANI inputs)
