Rewa (Madhya Pradesh): Two pilgrims died after the bus they were travelling in overturned after colliding with a truck on Rewa-Banaras national highway this morning. More than 30 pilgrims were injured and had to be hospitalised. Police said that prima facie it appears that the incident took place due to a tyre burst.
The bus, packed with devotees was going from Beohari to Banaras. Local people informed the police and the injured were taken to the nearby hospitals. Some of the injured passengers were admitted to Hanumana Hospital while others were taken to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital. The two bodies were sent for post-mortem.
According to an inspector of Shahpur police station, the pilgrims had reserved the bus and were going to attend a fair near Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the occasion of the sixth Monday of Sawan. They were supposed to offer prayers at the temple after taking bath in River Ganges. It appears that the bus stopped following a tyre burst and was hit by a truck from behind.
