Lucknow: A pilgrimage turned tragic on Monday afternoon when an SUV carrying devotees from Unnao crashed into a pedestrian divider on Kisan Path in Lucknow, leaving three people dead, including a three-year-old girl, and 10 others injured.
Preliminary investigations revealed that 13 people, including four children, were travelling in the vehicle.
Police said the SUV went out of control near the bridge and slammed into the divider. Police said injured were undergoing treatment and their condition was stable. The accident took place on a railway bridge over the Lucknow-Sultanpur rail route along the Outer Ring Road. The group was heading to the Ausaneshwar Mahadev temple in Barabanki for jalabhishek after collecting Ganga water from Gangaghat in Unnao. The impact mangled the vehicle. Rescue teams and police personnel rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to nearby hospitals. Five victims were admitted to SGPGI, while others were taken to Gosainganj CHC and later referred to Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civil Hospital for specialised treatment. All occupants were residents of Unnao district.