16 Kumbh devotees killed, 28 injured in 4 street crashes

PRAYAGRAJ/RAIPUR/AGRA/VADODARA: At the least 16 Maha Kumbh pilgrims misplaced their lives and 28 others sustained accidents in 4 separate street accidents in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, with 10 devotees from Korba in Chhattisgarh dying when their SUV crashed into a personal bus on Prayagraj-Mirzapur freeway. The casualties within the newest mishaps reported since Friday night time have taken the dying toll to 121 since Maha Kumbh began on Jan 13.
The pilgrims from Korba have been barely an hour away from Prayagraj when their Bolero collided head-on with the bus, which was ferrying 19 Maha Kumbh devotees again to Varanasi, close to Meja city.
Preliminary police investigations revealed the accident befell because the SUV driver misplaced his steadiness after he dozed off behind the wheel. The bus driver braked onerous and tried to swerve out of the way in which, however the dashing Bolero got here on at full velocity and crashed into it. All 10 occupants of the SUV died on the spot, mentioned Korba collector Ajeet Vasant.
Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai and his UP counterpart Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the deaths and directed officers to make sure the households get all assist.