A tragic accident claimed the lives of six devotees and left five others seriously injured after their jeep collided with a parked truck on GT Road near Mirzamurad in Varanasi.
According to Ajay Raj Verma, Station House Officer (SHO) of Mirzamurad police station, all the victims hailed from Karnataka and were on their way to Prayagraj when the accident occurred.
VIDEO | Six people were killed while five others seriously injured when a jeep carrying devotees to Prayagraj collided with a parked truck on GT Road near Mirzamurad in #Varanasi.
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Station House Officer (SHO) of Mirzamurad police station Ajay Raj Verma said the devotees hailed… pic.twitter.com/GtcY61xMqq
Local authorities and emergency teams rushed to the scene, and the injured were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
