Prayagraj: At least 10 people were killed and 19 others injured when a car carrying Maha Kumbh devotees from Chhattisgarh collided with a bus on the Prayagraj-Mirzapur highway in Uttar Pradesh around Friday midnight.
DCP Yamunanagar Vivek Chandra Yadav said the bodies had been sent to Swaroop Rani Nehru Medical Hospital for post-mortem, and further procedures were underway.
The crash took place around 2am on the Mirzapur-Prayagraj highway near the Meja police station in Prayagraj when a Bolero car collided with a bus.
The deceased devotees were travelling from Chhattisgarh’s Korba to take a holy dip at the Sangam during the Kumbh. The bus involved in the accident was reportedly carrying pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh.
The accident is suspected to have occurred when the Bolero’s driver dozed off and lost control of the vehicle.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of the incident and instructed officials to reach the site and expedite relief efforts. He also directed authorities to ensure proper medical treatment for the injured.
