Uncontrolled tractor trolley causes panic among resting pilgrims in northern India
by Aditi VermaA major accident was narrowly averted in northern India’s Uttarakhand when an unmanned tractor, used for garbage collection, started rolling down a slope. The incident caused panic among pilgrims resting in tents along the pedestrian route.
The incident took place at Kedarnath Dham in Rudraprayag District on June 20.
Visuals showed in Kedarnath, where pilgrims had halted in tents, a tractor trolley, unmanned, slipped down a slope while. It skidded to a stop at one spot, spilling all the trash. This sudden event startled the onlookers, who recoiled in fear.
According to reports a major accident could have occurred at Kedarnath Dham. A garbage collection tractor started moving on its own down a slope. Due to the incline, the tractor’s speed was increasing. It was heading towards the tents on the pedestrian path where people were resting. Fortunately, the tractor overturned before entering the tents.
A video of this entire incident is also going viral on various social media platforms. It is being reported that due to the mischief of some miscreant, the stationary tractor picked up speed in the direction of the slope. Seeing the tractor coming uncontrollably towards them, a situation of panic arose among the people resting in the tents. During the overturning, the front part of the tractor’s tire also entered one of the tents. The relief is that the people who were resting had already left by then.