Rajbiraj, Feb. 22 -- Four Nepali pilgrims returning from the Kumbha Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, died in a road accident on Friday night. The accident took place in the Bansgaon police area along the Gorakhpur Link Road when their vehicle collided with the back of a tractor-trailer.

According to local officials, the deceased include three residents of Saptari district and one from Sunsari district. Shyamananda Chaudhary, ward chair of Kanchanrup Municipality-7, confirmed the deaths of Lilawati Chaudhary and Prashuram Chaudhary from his ward. Similarly, Hariharadevi, the wife of Jitu Yadav from Kanchanrup-5, also lost her life in the accident. Sunsari's Superintendent of Police Suman Timilsina reported that 60-year-old Santoliyadevi ...