Truck mows down Kanwar devotees in UP's Hathras, death toll rises to 6
The incident took place at 2:15 am today, and while five persons died on the spot, one person succumbed to his injuries in hospital
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The incident took place at 2:15 am today, and while five persons died on the spot, one person succumbed to his injuries in hospital
Death toll rises to 6 in the incident where Kanwariyas from Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior were mowed down by a truck in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh today morning.
Kanwar Yatra news: Rajeev Krishna, ADG, Agra Zone, said that the incident took place at the Sadabad Police Station in Hathras. A probe is underway and the police has received information about the truck driver
Six persons, part of a group of Kanwar Yatra pilgrims on their way to Bhopal from Haridwar, were killed after they were allegedly hit by a speeding truck in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district in the early hours of Saturday, police said.
"5 dead, 1 seriously injured after seven Kanwar devotees were moved down by a truck around 2.15 am today, at Sadabad Police Station in Hathras. They were en route to Gwalior from Haridwar with their Kanwars," said Additional Director General of Police (Agra Zone), Rajeev Krishna. Kanwar Yatra 2022 Road Accident: Ex-Gratia of Rs 1 Lakh Each Announced After 6 Kanwariyas Mowed Down by Truck in Hathras.