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Yamunanagar: 2 kanwariyas electrocuted to death as vehicle touches high-tension wire
Two others were also injured in the incident; pilgrims had used an iron rod to erect a tarpaulin on the vehicle
Two kanwariyas were killed and two others injured after their pick-up truck, which was covered with a tarpaulin erected on an iron rod, came into contact with a high-tension wire in Yamunanagar’s Jathlana area on Tuesday morning.
The deceased have been identified as Kuldeep, 40, and Harish, 35, while the injured are Rinku and Sumit, all from Gumthala village in the district.
Satish Sharma, who was part of the group, said they were leaving for a temple near Yamuna river in the morning when their vehicle came in contact with a high-tension wire.
Soon after the incident, several police teams rushed to the spot and took the victims to the district civil hospital, where Kuldeep and Harish were declared brought dead.
Investigating officer, sub-inspector Rajinder Singh said the pilgrims had put up a tarpaulin cover over their vehicle using an iron rod. “When the rod touched the wire, a blast occurred, causing the vehicle’s tyres to burst. Two kanwariya died inside the vehicle while the other managed to jump out,” he said, adding, “The autopsy of the two victims is being carried out at the hospital.”
In another incident, a road accident was reported between a bike and a utility vehicle near Khandwa village of the district. Bike-borne Devinder and Ajaypal died in the accident killed, when they were going to Haridwar from Kaithal district to take kanwar.
Missing kanwariya from Haryana found dead in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi
A kanwariya from Haryana who had gone missing recently after falling down from a road in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi was found dead in a gorge on Tuesday.The kanwariya was reported missing late on Sunday evening after falling down from the road into a 200-metre-deep gorge near the Nag Devta temple ahead of Gangnani on the Gangotri National Highway, the State Emergency Operation Centre here said.The dak kanwariya was returning from Gangotri towards Uttarkashi after collecting the water of the holy river when the accident occurred, it said. The kanwariya was identified as 18-year-old Deepak, who hailed from Hisar in Haryana.
