President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday expressed her sorrow over the tragic deaths of 10 Mahakumbh devotees in a road accident on the Mirzapur Highway in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
In a social media post on X, the President wrote, “The news of the death of many people in a road accident on Mirzapur Highway in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh is unfortunate. I express my condolences to the families of the deceased. I wish for the speedy recovery of all those injured.”
The incident occurred late Friday night when a car, carrying devotees on their way to the ongoing Mahakumbh Mela, collided with a bus on the Prayagraj-Mirzapur highway. Official sources confirmed that 10 people lost their lives in the accident.
Yamunanagar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Vivek Chandra Yadav, stated, “The devotees were traveling from Chhattisgarh to the Mahakumbh when their vehicle collided with a bus. Ten people were killed in the accident.” The bodies have been taken to Swaroop Rani Medical Hospital for post-mortem.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also expressed condolences and directed authorities to immediately reach the accident site and speed up relief efforts. The CM instructed district administration officials to ensure medical treatment for the injured and wished for their quick recovery.
This is the second major road incident related to the Mahakumbh. Earlier, on February 11, two buses collided on the Yamuna Expressway near the Raya cut in Mathura. Two people were killed, and more than 24 passengers were injured. The buses, from Aligarh and Badaun, were returning from the Mahakumbh. Authorities acted swiftly, transporting the injured to various hospitals, including the district hospital, for treatment.