In a tragic incident, as many as seventeen people were injured on Tuesday when a bus ferrying pilgrims to Prayagraj collided with the divider in Uttar Pradesh. According to the police, the incident took place near a toll plaza near Dharauli Madhupur village in Pratapgarh.
All the injured passengers were brought to a local hospital for treatment, from where four were referred to SRN Hospital in Prayagraj, they stated.
65 pilgrims were travelling in bus
Giving details about the incident, Police station Kohdaur in-charge Inspector Preeti Katiyar said that 65 pilgrims from Bahraich and Gonda districts were going to Sangam in a private bus. The bus collided with the divider of a toll plaza, which was undergoing construction, near Dharauli Madhupur village on Prayagraj-Ayodhya highway, she said.
Further details are awaited.
(With PTI inputs)
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