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4 Maha Kumbh devotees die, several injured as car crashes into house in Pratapgarh

Several injured in Pratapgarh road mishap

Pratapgarh: Four Maha Kumbh devotees were killed while 3 others injured after their vehicle crashed into a house on the Prayagraj-Ayodhya Highway in Pratapgarh, police said on Wedndesday. 

According to Dynamite News correspondent, the car carrying devotees en route to the Maha Kumbh veered out of control and entered a nearby house near the Baburaha turn in Bhupiyamau. 

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Besides, a couple who were sleeping in the house was also seriously injured in the mishap. 

Injured Rushed to District Medical College 
The police, who reached the spot after receiving information, admitted the injured to the district medical college while the bodied of the devotess were sent for post-mortem.

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All the pilgrims who died in the accident are said to be from Bihar, Jharkhand and Kolkata. 

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