Four Kumbh pilgrims from Bihar and Jharkhand lost their lives, and five others were injured when their speeding SUV crashed into a house on the Pratapgarh-Ayodhya highway in Uttar Pradesh. The pilgrims were traveling to Ayodhya after a holy dip in the Sangam when the driver lost control of the vehicle around 2.20 am, leading to the accident.
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