The victims, all of whom were daily labourers from Rajasthan’s Banswara district, were sleeping on the footpath when a sugarcane-laden tractor crashed into another truck.

The truck driver lost control of the vehicle and veered off the road, onto the footpath, running over 18 people who were sleeping there.

While 12 persons died on the spot, three of the eight injured died in a nearby hospital, news agency PTI quoted police as saying.

The truck driver has been arrested, the police said.

Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) took to Twitter to announce ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF (Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund).

Ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the accident in Surat. Rs. 50,000 each would be given to those injured.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 19, 2021

“Ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs each from PMNRF (Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund) would be given to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the accident in Surat. Rs 50,000 each would be given to those injured,” the PMO tweeted.

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Two people were killed and four were hospitalised after gas leaked on June 29 night at a pharmaceutical unit in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam, according to reports.
Those who died worked at the Visakhapatnam unit of the firm Sainor Life Sciences, police said, adding that the situation is now “under control”.
The pharmaceutical unit in the industrial port city’s Parwada area was shut down immediately as a precautionary measure after the leakage of benzimidazole gas was reported at around 11:30 pm, according to officials.
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has sought information about the incident.
The latest incident comes nearly two months after 11 people, including two children, were killed and over 1,000 were left sick after gas leaked at a chemical plant –  LG Polymers facility – in Visakhapatnam.
Toxic styrene gas had escaped from the chemical plant that had been shut for over 40 days due to the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Three surrounding villages were evacuated and officials went house-to-house, breaking in to pull out unconscious victims.

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