Five Kanwar Yatra pilgrims including two minors were electrocuted to death in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Thursday morning when their vehicle came into contact with a high-tension overhead wire, police said.
Three others were injured in the accident that happened at Tam Tam Tola in Balumath police station area around 3 am.
The pilgrims were returning from Baba Baidyanath temple in Deoghar after their vehicle hit an electricity pole.
"A high-tension overhead wire fell on their vehicle. Five people were killed and three others injured," Balumath sub-divisional police officer Ashutosh Kumar Satyam told PTI.
Officials said four of the five deceased have been identified as - Rangili Kumari (12), Anjali Kumari (15), Dileep Oraon (29) and Sabita Devi (30).
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