A late Friday night accident claimed the lives of 10 pilgrims and left 19 others injured. The incident occurred on the Prayagraj-Mirzapur highway in Meja.
According to police reports, a Bolero carrying pilgrims collided head-on with a bus. All 10 occupants of the Bolero died on the spot.
The deceased were residents of Korba district in Chhattisgarh and were on their way to the Sangam for a holy dip.
The bus, carrying pilgrims from Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh, was returning from the Sangam and heading toward Varanasi when the accident took place. Nineteen passengers onboard sustained injuries and were rushed to the Community Health Center (CHC) in Ramnagar for treatment.
Upon receiving information, local authorities and police reached the site, took control of the situation, and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took note of the road accident in Prayagraj and directed the officials to reach the spot and expedite the relief work.
The Chief Minister also directed proper treatment of the injured.
This is not the first instance that such accidents involving Maha Kumbh devotees occurred.
On Tuesday, seven people from Andhra Pradesh, who were returning from the Maha Kumbh, died after their tempo traveller collided with a truck on a highway in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district.
On Monday, a couple from Agra died and four others were injured when their car collided with a truck while they were returning from the Kumbh. According to Station House Officer Rudra Pratap Singh, the truck was seized and the driver was detained.
A man from Odisha's Rourkela died and six others were injured when a car carrying them from the Maha Kumbh to their home collided with a bus in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra on Monday, police said.
