NEW DELHI: Six pilgrims en route to the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj were on Monday injured when two cars collided on national highway-2, police said.
According to Circle Officer Awadhesh Kumar Vishwakarma of Sirathu the collision took place near Gurukul on NH-2 when a vehicle travelling from Kanpur to Prayagraj crashed into another car during an overtaking manoeuvre.
The casualties included four Kanpur residents from Jajmau - Champa Hazarika, Meenakshi Hazarika, Aparna Hazarika, and Arun Hazarika - along with two Gurugram, Haryana residents - Naveen Yadav and Nishant.
The accident resulted in substantial damage to both automobiles.
All injured persons were taken to a community health centre in Sirathu for treatment.
Due to her serious condition, Champa Hazarika was subsequently transferred to the district hospital.
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