6 pilgrims from Nepal killed in road accident in Tamil Nadu

Six pilgrims from Nepal were killed in a road mishap in the early hours of Thursday. The accident happened on the Salem-Bengaluru highway after a bus rammed the minibus carrying the pilgrims.

Salem/Chennai: Six pilgrims from Nepal, including two women, were killed and 24 others injured in a road accident near Salem on Thursday.

The accident happened on the Salem-Bengaluru highway after a bus rammed the minibus the pilgrims were travelling in when its driver tried to swerve to the right near Omalur in the district.

Chief Minister K Palaniswami condoled the death of the six pilgrims and said the accident happened in the early hours of Thursday when they were proceeding to Rajasthan from Kaniyakumari.

Speaking in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, he said that the accident happened around 1 AM.

"Six Nepalis including two women travelling in the bus were killed," he said and expressed his condolences.

The injured have been admitted to hospital, he said, adding he has directed the Salem Collector to ensure they received the best medical treatment.

(PTI)