Dehradun, July 2 -- Three Kanwar Yatris lost their lives while 16 others were injured in a road accident near Tachla, Tehri on Wednesday.
The Yatris were on their way to Harsil for a community meal and for fetching water from the holy Ganges when the truck they were commuting in overturned. Kanwar Yatra will commence from July 11 onwards.
The 16 were seriously injured and taken to the nearby hospital. The truck was en route Uttarakhand's cleanest village Harsil for a Kanwar Bhandara (community meal) but mishap occured between Rishikesh and Chamba.
All individuals in the truck are residents of Uttar Pradesh hailing from Saniyon Ki Badi, Chaupal Mohalla, Kastwara, Bulandshahar, Sikandrabad regions of the state. The injured persons were im...