Jhansi (UP), Feb 28 (PTI) Three pilgrims from Gujarat, including a woman, were killed on the spot while two others were critically injured after their car rammed into a truck near Chirgaon in Jhansi district on Friday morning, police said.

The victims were pilgrims travelling from Ayodhya to Gujarat, they added.

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Superintendent of Police (Rural) Gopinath Soni said the accident occurred around 5 am on Friday near the Chirgaon toll plaza on Kanpur Road.

In an attempt to overtake, the Gujarat-registered car crashed into the truck ahead of it, the SP said.

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The deceased have been identified as Jagdish Bhai, Vipin Bhai and Kailash Ben, all aged 45-50, from Surat.

Two others, Bhavana Ben and a girl named Mini, were rushed to a hospital in a critically injured state, the officer said.

Police have launched a probe after sending the bodies for autopsy, the SP said.

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