17 pilgrims injured after bus collides with divider in PratapgarhThe bus collided with the divider of a toll plaza, which was undergoing construction on Prayagraj-Ayodhya highway.
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Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Seventeen people were injured on Tuesday when a bus ferrying pilgrims to Prayagraj collided with the divider near a toll plaza near Dharauli Madhupur village of Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Police station Kohdaur in-charge Inspector Preeti Katiyar said that 65 pilgrims from Bahraich and Gonda districts were going to Sangam in the private bus.
The bus collided with the divider of a toll plaza, which was undergoing construction, near Dharauli Madhupur village on Prayagraj-Ayodhya highway.
She said that 17 injured passengers were brought to a local hospital for treatment, from where four were referred to SRN Hospital in Prayagraj.