Road accidents in Muzaffarnagar leave two kanwariyas dead

Two kanwariyas were killed and three others injured in two separate incidents in Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Monday.

In the first incident, a 28-year-old kanwariya (devotee of Lord Shiva)identified as Amit was killed and three others were injured after their pickup vehicle overturned near the Simli bypass on Sunday night.

According to Station House Officer (SHO) Jaiveer Singh Bhati, the four kanwariyas were returning to Mahendragarh from Haridwar after collecting Ganga water when the accident took place. The injured were taken to a hospital.

In another incident, a 35-year-old kanwariya identified as Vicky, a resident of Najafgarh in Delhi, was found unconscious near Panchenda Bridge on the Delhi-Dehradun National Highway on Sunday evening.

SHO Dinesh Chand Baghel said Vicky was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

It is suspected that he suffered fatal head injuries after being hit by an unidentified vehicle while walking back to Delhi from Haridwar. The body has been sent for postmortem.