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Devotee SUV Crash Kills Three, Including Toddler
12 Oct
Summary
- An SUV carrying devotees tragically crashed on Kisan Path.
- Three people, including a three-year-old girl, died in the crash.
- The group was en route to a temple for a religious ceremony.
A devastating accident occurred on Kisan Path in Lucknow on Monday afternoon, transforming a religious pilgrimage into a tragedy. An SUV carrying devotees from Unnao collided with a pedestrian divider on a railway bridge, resulting in the deaths of three individuals, including a three-year-old girl. Ten other passengers sustained injuries.
The group had embarked on their journey from Unnao, collecting Ganga water from Gangaghat to perform jalabhishek at the Ausaneshwar Mahadev temple in Barabanki. The vehicle reportedly lost control near the bridge, leading to the severe impact with the divider that severely damaged the SUV.
Those deceased have been identified as Santosh alias Santu, Ramdulari, and Santosh's three-year-old daughter, Nancy. Santosh and Ramdulari were pronounced dead at a local health center, while Nancy succumbed to her injuries at a trauma center. The injured were promptly transported to various hospitals for treatment, with their conditions reported as stable.
