# Uttar Pradesh road accidents kill 6 devotees, injure 79 2026-08-12T00:26:04+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Six people were killed and at least 79 injured in separate road accidents involving devotees and Kanwariyas across Uttar Pradesh on August 10-12, 2026. The highest toll came from Lakhimpur Kheri, where a bus carrying 73 pilgrims returning from Haridwar overturned on National Highway-30, killing one and injuring 38. Fellow passengers told police the driver may have fallen asleep at high speed. In Kaushambi, one pilgrim died and 30 were hurt after an overloaded pickup overturned on National Highway-19. Two devotees were killed in Barabanki when a tractor-trolley hit their motorcycle, and two Kanwariyas died in Kasganj after a car collision. Six were injured in Pratapgarh and three in Maharajganj when their vehicles overturned. The Hindustan Times also reported 38 injured in Lakhimpur Kheri, while The Hindu put the total at five dead and 41 injured across five districts. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: Kanwar Yatra, road safety, Shravan pilgrimage, UP road accidents, Uttar Pradesh, vehicle overloading Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/5-killed-41-injured-in-up-road-accidents-involving-devotees/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/5-killed-41-injured-in-up-road-accidents-involving-devotees/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.