Kanwar Yatra 2019: Four Kanwariyas Die After Heavy Boulder Crashes Into Vehicle in NH 48 Near Tehri Garhwal in Uttarakhand
Four people were killed after the jeep carrying them met an accident on NH 94 (Rishikesh-Gangotri) near Bagaddhar in Uttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal district on Sunday, reported news agency ANI. Reports inform that the deceased were kanwariyas and were going to Haridwar for collecting Ganga water.
Tehri Garhwal, July 28: Four people were killed after the jeep carrying them met an accident on NH 94 (Rishikesh-Gangotri) near Bagaddhar in Uttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal district on Sunday, reported news agency ANI. Reports inform that the deceased were kanwariyas and were going to Haridwar for collecting Ganga water. Uttarakhand: Bus Falls Into Gorge in Pauri District; 2 Dead, 16 Injured.
State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) is present at the spot. Search and rescue operations is underway. According to reports, a jeep carrying passengers came under the heavy boulder. Kanwar Yatra 2019: Drones, Snipers To Be Used For Surveillance.
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The visuals from the incident spot were shared by the news agency ANI, which also tweeted pictures of the rescue operations. In the visuals, a JCB can be seen clearing the way for Force Motor's Trax Cruiser.
On June 24, a Kanwariya, a devotee of Lord Shiva, died in a road accident after a tempo carrying a group of Kanwariyas was hit by another vehicle on Saharanpur-Haridwar highway. In the incident, 13 other people were seriously injured. Those injured were rushed to the hospital for medical treatment.
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