17 Injured after bus collides with divider on Prayagraj-Ayodhya highway in Pratapgarh

Lucknow: In a tragic road mishap, as many as seventeen people were injured on Tuesday when a bus ferrying pilgrims to Prayagraj collided with the divider in Uttar Pradesh. According to the police, the incident unfolded near a toll plaza near Dharauli Madhupur village in Pratapgarh.

All the injured passengers were swiftly rushed to a local hospital for treatment, from where four were referred to SRN Hospital in Prayagraj, they stated.

Police station Kohdaur in-charge Inspector Preeti Katiyar said that 65 devotees from Bahraich and Gonda districts were en-route to Sangam in the private bus.

65 pilgrims were travelling in bus
While informing about the incident, Police station Kohdaur in-charge Inspector Preeti Katiyar said that 65 pilgrims from Bahraich and Gonda districts were going to Sangam in a 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.