3Photo© thehindu.com5 Kanwar Yatra pilgrims electrocuted to death, 3 injured in Jharkhand
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Jharkhand News: At least five Kanwar Yatra pilgrims were electrocuted to death and three others were left injured in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Thursday morning after their vehicle came into contact with a high-tension overhead wire, police said.
The incident occurred at Tam Tam Tola in the Balumath police station area around 3 am. The pilgrims were returning from Baba Baidyanath temple in Deoghar when their vehicle hit an electricity pole, police added.
"A high-tension overhead wire fell on their vehicle. Five people were killed and three others injured," Balumath sub-divisional police officer Ashutosh Kumar Satyam told PTI. The injured have been admitted to a hospital, police added.