Overview

• Three accidents on July 20 left at least six pilgrims dead and more than a dozen injured along major Kanwar routes in Uttar Pradesh.
• A speeding ambulance on the Delhi-Meerut road near Kadarabad village in Ghaziabad struck a group of scooter and bike riders, killing three and injuring at least three others.
• In Sambhal district, one pilgrim died and three were hurt when their motorcycle tried to overtake on a narrow stretch and collided with an oncoming tractor.
• Two separate collisions between motorcycles on the Delhi-Haridwar National Highway in Muzaffarnagar district resulted in two deaths and eight serious injuries.
• Police have impounded the vehicles involved, dispatched bodies for post-mortems and are coordinating drone feeds and command centres to monitor traffic flow and improve pilgrim safety.