Bengaluru, Feb. 21 -- At least five people from Karnataka's Bidar district were killed on the spot, and seven others injured in a road accident near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday. They were travelling to Kashi after visiting the Maha Kumbh Mela and taking a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam. The deceased have been identified as 40-year-old Sunitha, 62-year-old Neelamma, 57-year-old Laxmi, 60-year-old Kalavathi, and 45-year-old Santhosh. All of them were residents of the Ladageri locality in Bidar city. According to police reports, seven others sustained serious injuries and were shifted to a local hospital for treatment. The accident occurred early Friday morning on the national highway near Roopapur in Mirzapur district.

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