Fourteen people were killed and 28 others injured when a truck carrying a marriage party fell into a canal here early on Friday.
The incident occurred near Sarai Neem in Jalesar area around 3 a.m. when the truck was returning from Agra, the police said.
Etah is a four-hour drive from the national capital.
Ex gratia announced
Condoling the loss of lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia of ₹2 lakh to the kin of each of those killed and ₹50,000 each for those seriously injured in the accident.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also announced ₹2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased, ₹50,000 to the seriously injured and ₹25,000 to those with minor injuries.
The deceased have been identified as Girand Singh (65), Prashant (12), Lavkush (21), Mukesh (23), Nerapal (25), Padam Singh (50), Omveer (19), Shaitan Singh (50), Padam Singh (40), Bani Singh (45), Rajendra (60), Vijay (22), Pravendra Fauji (35) and Sanju (25).
All of them died on the spot. The injured were rushed to hospital.
“My thoughts are with all those who lost their loved ones in the accident in Etah. May those injured in the accident recover quickly,” the Prime Minister said.
In January, 15 children were killed and 20 injured when their school bus collided with a lorry amid dense fog on the Aliganj-Patiyali road in the district.
