Pilgrims killed on road to temple
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August 23, 2011, Tuesday
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A FLATBED trailer carrying pilgrims to a Hindu temple overturned and fell into a pond in northern India, killing at least 40 people yesterday, police said.
At least another 12 people were injured in the accident in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh state, according to police official Brij Lal. He said the pilgrims were riding on the trailer pulled by a tractor on their way to a temple to mark the Hindu festival of Janashtami, the traditional anniversary of Lord Krishna's birth.
The vehicle was carrying more than 60 passengers, most of them women and children, he said. Most of the victims drowned.
Ballia district is about 300 kilometers southeast of the state capital, Lucknow.
The World Health Organization says India has the highest total annual road death toll in the world.
Police figures show more than 110,000 people die each year on India's roads. The majority of fatalities are caused by speeding, bad roads, overcrowding and poor vehicle maintenance.
At least another 12 people were injured in the accident in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh state, according to police official Brij Lal. He said the pilgrims were riding on the trailer pulled by a tractor on their way to a temple to mark the Hindu festival of Janashtami, the traditional anniversary of Lord Krishna's birth.
The vehicle was carrying more than 60 passengers, most of them women and children, he said. Most of the victims drowned.
Ballia district is about 300 kilometers southeast of the state capital, Lucknow.
The World Health Organization says India has the highest total annual road death toll in the world.
Police figures show more than 110,000 people die each year on India's roads. The majority of fatalities are caused by speeding, bad roads, overcrowding and poor vehicle maintenance.
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