Mathura (UP), Feb 18 (PTI) Two people, including a 17-year-old boy, were killed when an autorickshaw ferrying devotees from Rajasthan rammed into a truck in the district's Jait area, police here said on Saturday.

Six devotees have suffered serious injuries, they said.

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Eight people from the Kama area in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district were on their way to Vrindavan for "jalabhishek (offering of water)" of Lord Shiva on Mahashivratri. At Jait, while descending a flyover, the autorickshaw driver lost control and rammed into a stationary truck, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Trigun Bishen said.

The victims have been identified as Vishnu (26), the autorickshaw driver, and Shivdan, the police said.

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The injured devotees are undergoing treatment at a hospital, they added.

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