5 Dead, 1 Injured After 'Kanwar' Devotees Hit By Truck In UP's Hathras
NDTV
Kanwar Yatra is a pilgrimage which is conducted annually in Hardiwar and Gaumukh. It didn't happen the last two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions imposed due to it.
Five people died and one seriously injured after seven devotees of the Kanwar Yatra were hit by a truck around 2:15 am this morning in UP's Hathras, police said.
Giving details about the said incident, Rajeev Krishna, Additional Director General of Police in Agra Zone said "5 persons died, 1 has been seriously injured after seven Kanwar devotees were hit by a truck around 2:15 am today, at Sadabad Police Station in Hathras. One other person has been moderately injured. They were en route to Gwalior from Haridwar with their Kanwars."
The police said that the matter is under investigation and the guilty will not be spared.
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