Dahod, February 15: Four persons were killed and six sustained injuries after a tourist van carrying pilgrims from the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj rammed into a stationary truck on a highway in Gujarat's Dahod district on Saturday, police said. The accident occurred around 2.15 am on the Indore-Ahmedabad highway near Limkheda, an official said. He said a tourist van carrying 10 pilgrims rammed into a truck parked on the side of the road. Prayagraj Road Accident: Bus-Car Collision on Mirzapur-Prayagraj Highway Claims Lives of 10 Devotees on Way to Maha Kumbh Mela; CM Yogi Adityanath Takes Cognisance (See Pics and Video).

The deceased, including a woman, were residents of Ankleshwar in Bharuch district and Dholka in Ahmedabad district, he said. The official said, "The pilgrims were returning from the Maha Kumbh. Four persons, including a woman, died on the spot, and six others were injured and taken to a hospital." According to the police, the deceased were identified as Devraj Nakum (49) and his wife Jasuba (47), both from Ankleshwar, and Dholka residents Sidhraj Dabhi (32) and Ramesh Goswami (47).

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