Meerut, March 2 -- Two people were killed, and three others sustained injuries in a severe road accident early Saturday morning in the Bhojipura police station area of Bareilly district. The incident occurred around 6 am when a private bus carrying pilgrims to Haridwar collided with a tractor-trolley loaded with bricks.

The injured have been admitted to a private hospital. All the devotees involved in the accident are residents of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, police said.

The accident took place on the Nainital highway near Didar Patti village. According to police, the devotees from Gujarat were on a pilgrimage in a tourist bus. They had visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and, after completing their visit, left for Haridwar on Friday night.

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