The dead were identified as Mukut Singh (45), Deen Nath (45), Brijesh (18), Babu Singh (19), Shishupal (27), Girraj Singh (26), Sugarpal (35), Omkar (30), Mahesh (40), Jay P (18) and Surendra (45).Nine injured people are undergoing treatment at a private hospital.The condition of three of the injured was serious and they were referred to the Meerut medical college. The remaining have been admitted to the district hospital, Singh said.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the accident and directed the district magistrate and other officials to ensure that the injured got the best treatment.Minister of State for Forest Arun Kumar said the family of those killed would be given financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each while the injured would be disbursed Rs 50,000 each.He added a probe had been ordered and strict action would be taken against those found guilty.
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