Hajipur: At the least 9 Kanwar Yatra pilgrims have been electrocuted to loss of life and three others sustained accidents once they got here involved with a high-tension overhead wire in Bihar’s Vaishali district, a senior official stated on Monday.
The incident happened in Sultanpur village in Industrial police station space within the intervening night time of Sunday and Monday.
“9 pilgrims (Kanwariyas) died and three sustained extreme accidents when a excessive rigidity overhead wire fell on their automobile in Sultanpur village underneath the jurisdiction of Industrial police station in Vaishali district.
“The incident happened within the intervening night time of Sunday and Monday when the Kanwariyas have been going to Baba Harihar Nath Temple in Sonepur to carry out Jalabhishekh,” Rambabu Baitha, Sub-divisional Officer of Hajipur-Sadar, advised reporters.
The injured individuals have been admitted to a hospital the place their situation is acknowledged to be secure.
The our bodies have been despatched for autopsy examination and the matter is being investigated, he added.
