Five Kanwar Yatra pilgrims electrocuted to death in Jharkhand's Latehar
The Hindu
Five Kanwar Yatra pilgrims electrocuted to death in Jharkhand, 3 injured after vehicle hits high-tension wire.
Five Kanwar Yatra pilgrims were electrocuted to death in Jharkhand's Latehar district on August 1 morning when their vehicle came into contact with a high-tension overhead wire, police said. Three others were injured.
The incident happened at Tam Tam Tola in Balumath police station area around 3 a.m. The pilgrims were returning from Baba Baidyanath temple in Deoghar when their vehicle hit an electricity pole, police added.
"A high-tension overhead wire fell on their vehicle. Five people were killed and three others injured," Balumath sub-divisional police officer Ashutosh Kumar Satyam told PTI.
The injured have been admitted to a hospital, police added.
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