Yamunanagar, Jul 22 (PTI) Two kanwariyas were killed while two others were seriously injured after their pick-up vehicle, which was covered with a tarpaulin sheet tied to an iron pipe, came in contact with a high-tension wire in Haryana's Yamunanagar district on Tuesday.

A group of 15 kanwariyas from Gumthala village were headed to Haridwar when the accident took place, police said.

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Two persons were killed in the incident, two others were severely burnt due to electrocution, while six received injuries.

Police said the kanwariyas put a tarpaulin cover on the vehicle to protect it from rain and an iron pipe was installed in the middle to hold the sheet.

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While passing through the narrow streets of the village, the iron pipe came in contact with a high-voltage line passing above.

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