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Three Kanwariya pilgrims electrocuted

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Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar
Three Kanwariya pilgrims were electrocuted and six others injured when their tractor trolley collided with a transformer on Delhi-Haridwar highway here, police said today.

The deceased, identified as Satya, Mahender and Yogender, all residents of Bulandshahr district, were coming from Haridwar carrying a tableau in a tracker trolley which collided with the transformer in Purkazi area, they said.

Six others injured were rushed to a local hospital.

Security has been tightened on the highway after the incident, they said.

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First Published: Jul 31 2013 | 12:55 PM IST

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