'Kanwar' Devotees Hit By Truck In UP's Hathras

5 Dead, 1 Injured in this road accident!

Five people died and one injured severely after seven devotees of the Kanwar Yatra were hit by a truck around 2:15 am on Saturday morning in UP's Hathras, police said.

Giving details about the said incident, Rajeev Krishna, Additional Director General of Police in Agra Zone said "5 persons died, 1 has been seriously injured after seven Kanwar devotees were hit by a truck around 2:15 am today morning, at Sadabad Police Station in Hathras. One other has been moderately injured. They were en route to Gwalior from Haridwar with their Kanwars."

The police said that the matter is under investigation and the guilty will not be spared at any cost.

The educational institutions in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, including all schools and other institutions will remain closed on July 25 and July 26 on account of the Kanwar Yatra taking place in Sawan (Shrawan), reported news agency ANI.

The officials have said that on both days the educational institutions will not be open as pilgrims in large numbers will be out on the streets.

In Uttarakhand's Haridwar and UP's Meerut, Schools have also been closed due to the Kanwar Yatra on the roads.

Haridwar schools will remain closed till July 26, 2022 and Meerut schools will be closed till July 27, 2022, officials told news agency ANI.

The schools have been shut so that students don't face any difficulty as Kanwar devotees pass through the areas in large numbers.

Kanwar Yatra is a pilgrimage which is conducted annually in Haridwar and Gaumukh. It didn't happen the last two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions imposed on yatra.