In a shocking incident, 5 Kanwar Yatra pilgrims were electrocuted to death in Jharkhand's Latehar district on August 1 morning when their vehicle came into contact with a high-tension overhead wire, police said. 

Three others were injured. The incident happened at Tam Tam Tola in Balumath police station area around 3 a.m on Thursday morning. 

The pilgrims were reportedly returning from Baba Baidyanath temple in Deoghar when their vehicle hit an electricity pole, report quoted a police officer as saying. 

PTI report quotes Balumath sub-divisional police officer Ashutosh Kumar Satyam saying,”A high-tension overhead wire fell on their vehicle. Five people were killed and three others injured.”