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Pickup Van Carrying Devotees Flips, 10 Hurt
10 Aug
Summary
- A pickup van carrying 21 kanwariyas overturned near Saray Jagat Singh primary school.
- Ten devotees sustained injuries, with three referred to district hospital.
- The accident occurred Monday morning as kanwariyas returned from Ghuisarnath Dham.
A road accident in Pratapgarh district left ten kanwariyas injured on Monday morning. The incident occurred near Saray Jagat Singh primary school under Lalganj police station limits. A pickup van, overloaded with 21 devotees, overturned while en route back to Manikpur from Ghuisarnath Dham temple.
Emergency services responded swiftly, with the injured kanwariyas first being attended to at Lalganj CHC. Three individuals with more severe injuries were referred to the district hospital in Pratapgarh for further treatment. Authorities indicated that the driver of the pickup van was operating the vehicle recklessly at the time of the crash. Fortunately, the condition of all injured devotees was reported as stable.
