Tragic Road Accident Claims Lives of Two Kanwariyas in Uttar Pradesh

Two kanwariyas lost their lives and two others were injured in a road accident in Afzalgarh, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday. The group was traveling to Haridwar when their two-wheelers collided with an unidentified vehicle, leading to the tragic incident.

Two kanwariyas were killed and two injured in an accident in the Afzalgarh area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Friday.

Circle Officer (Afzalgarh) Anjani Kumar said the accident occurred around 2:30 on Friday when a group of 30 kanwariyas were on their way to Haridwar in Uttarakhand from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly on their two-wheelers.

During the journey, one of the two-wheelers collided with an unidentified vehicle and then hit another two-wheeler of the group, Kumar said.

Four kanwariyas on the two-wheelers were injured and taken to a hospital where doctors declared Shivam (24) and Akhilesh (22) dead, the police said.

Two others are undergoing treatment, they added.

(With inputs from agencies.)