GORAKHPUR, Oct. 22 -- : Three youths, including two real brothers, were electrocuted and seven others sustained burn injuries after an iron rod mounted on a trolley carrying a Durga idol came into contact with an 11,000-volt high-tension wire during an immersion procession on Wednesday evening.

The injured were rushed to Nehru Hospital at Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College, where three youths were declared dead. Five of the seven injured are reportedly critical.

The deceased were identified as Lucky, 17, Vicky, 19, and Chandan, 21, all residents of Jungle Ayodhya Prasad village. Gulriha SHO Jagdish Prasad Pal said Lucky and Vicky were brothers.

The accident occurred near Rajhi crossing under Gulriha police station limits while the i...