On Friday night, at least 10 people were killed following a car collided with a bus. Reportedly, the incident occurred at 2 AM on the Prayagraj-Mirzapur highway in the Meja area and 19 pilgrims were injured in the accident. According to the police, the pilgrims, hailing from Korba district in Chhattisgarh , were returning from Maha Kumbh when the accident happened.
The police reached the spot as soon as they were informed. The injured were sent to a local hospital for treatment, and the critically injured have been referred to the district hospital. The police rushed to the scene, recover the bodies trapped in the Bolero, and sent them for post-mortem.
Prayagraj | 10 died as car carrying devotees from Chhattisgarh to Maha Kumbh collided with a bus. This accident took place on the Prayagraj-Mirzapur highway under PS Meja around midnight on Friday night. The bodies have been taken to Swaroop Rani Medical Hospital for post-mortem.…
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DCP Yamunanagar, Vivek Chandra Yadav said 10 persons died as car carrying devotees from Chhattisgarh to Maha Kumbh collided with a bus. This accident took place on the Prayagraj-Mirzapur highway under PS Meja around midnight on Friday night.
The bodies have been taken to Swaroop Rani Medical Hospital for post-mortem. The incident occurred when the speeding Bolero collided with the bus. Pictures show the front part of the Bolero completely smashed. According to the media reports, the devotees were heading back to Madhya Pradesh following attending the Maha Kumbh. An investigation into the cause of the incident is underway.
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