Two 'kanwariyas' lost their lives, and 14 others sustained injuries when a truck collided with a tractor-trolley in Morena, Madhya Pradesh on Monday, according to a police official.
The collision occurred at 5am on National Highway number 44, approximately 10 kilometres from the district headquarters. This led to local villagers assaulting the truck driver and blockading the main road for a period of time, the official mentioned.
"The tractor-trolley was trailing the kanwariya procession to provide assistance. Two kanwariyas, Bharat Lal Sharma (37) and Ramnaresh Shrama (26) from Sihoniya area, died and 14 are injured. The injured have been hospitalised and are currently out of danger. The road block by the villagers has been cleared," Morena Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anurag Thakur said.
Many personnel have been deployed at the site to ensure law and order, the additional SP said.
'Kanwars' are devotees who transport water from the Ganga to conduct 'jal abhishek' on Shivlings during the Hindu month of Shravan.
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