Faridabad, July 28: A kanwariya was killed and 13 more suffered burn injuries after their canter-truck came in contact with a overhead electricity wire here in Haryana on Sunday, police said.

The victims -- all kanwariyas (Shiva devotees) -- were going to Haridwar in Uttarakhand as part of the kawar yatra to collect water from the Ganga river, they said. Uttarakhand: Brave Cop and SDRF Jawans Save Kanwariya From Drowning in Ganga River in Haridwar, Terrifying Video Surfaces.

The incident happened in the Nawada area and they were all admitted to a hospital with burn injuries. Nitin, 20, a resident of Tigaon, was referred to another hospital where doctors declared him dead, police said.

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