Two Kanwariyas Killed, 9 Injured As Dumper Rams Into Tractor-Trolley Pilgrims Were Returning From Varanasi To Bhopal

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Two pilgrims on the kanwar yatra were killed and nine others were injured after a dumper hit a tractor-trolley and ran them over in Seoni district on Thursday late evening, police said on Friday.

Police said that the accident occurred on a national highway at 11.30 pm under Bandol police station area when the pilgrims were heading to Akola in Maharashtra from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Seoni Additional Superintendent of Police Deepak Mishra told media that a speeding dumper hit the tractor-trolley, which was carrying the belongings of the pilgrims, and ran over the victims, who were walking in front of it, killing two of them on the spot and injuring nine others. A group of 30 to 35 kanwariyas were returning with gangajal from Varanasi.

The condition of two of the injured persons is critical and they have been referred to Nagpur for treatment, he said. The deceased, Banduvan and Avinash Kohre, were in their 30s, Mishra said, adding further investigations were underway in the matter.