<p>Five Kanwariyas were electrocuted and as many injured when their vehicle came in contact with a high-tension overhead wire in the Bhawanpur area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Confirming the deaths of the five people, District Magistrate Deepak Meena said the injured are undergoing treatment.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/four-kanwariyas-killed-in-separate-road-accidents-in-uttar-pradeshs-muzaffarnagar-since-friday-1237384.html">Four 'kanwariyas' killed in separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar since Friday</a></strong></p>.<p>"The accident occurred when a group of <em>kanwariyas </em>were returning to their village on a vehicle around 8 pm. Some part of the vehicle touched the high-tension wire overhead," Meena said.</p>.<p>Ten Kanwariyas were admitted to the hospital. Of them, five died during treatment, he said.</p>.<p>Enraged villagers staged a protest over the incident. Additional force has been deployed to avoid any untoward incident, the police said.</p>
<p>Five Kanwariyas were electrocuted and as many injured when their vehicle came in contact with a high-tension overhead wire in the Bhawanpur area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Confirming the deaths of the five people, District Magistrate Deepak Meena said the injured are undergoing treatment.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/four-kanwariyas-killed-in-separate-road-accidents-in-uttar-pradeshs-muzaffarnagar-since-friday-1237384.html">Four 'kanwariyas' killed in separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar since Friday</a></strong></p>.<p>"The accident occurred when a group of <em>kanwariyas </em>were returning to their village on a vehicle around 8 pm. Some part of the vehicle touched the high-tension wire overhead," Meena said.</p>.<p>Ten Kanwariyas were admitted to the hospital. Of them, five died during treatment, he said.</p>.<p>Enraged villagers staged a protest over the incident. Additional force has been deployed to avoid any untoward incident, the police said.</p>