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New Delhi: At least six Kanwariyas were killed after the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in Jharkhand's Deoghar on Tuesday. Over a dozen others were seriously injured and have been admitted to hospital for treatment.
The bus, carrying Kanwariyas, was heading towards the Basukinath Temple in Dumka for jalabhishek after offering prayers at Baba Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar. The accident took place in Jamunia under Mohanpur police station limits, when the bus collided with a truck carrying LPG cylinders.
The collision was so severe that the bus was completely mangled and five Kanwariyas died on the spot. The injured were pulled out of the vehicle by police and locals and sent to hospital. According to preliminary information, all passengers were reportedly from Bettiah and Gaya in Bihar.
MP Nishikant Dubey, in a post on X, claimed that 18 Kanwariyas had died in the accident. He wrote: "In my Lok Sabha constituency of Deoghar, 18 devotees have lost their lives during the Kanwar Yatra in Shravan month due to a bus-truck collision. May Baba Baidyanath give their families the strength to bear this sorrow."
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren also expressed grief over the incident. In a post on X, he wrote: "Very sad to hear the news of the death of devotees in a bus accident near Jamunia Chowk in Mohanpur block of Deoghar this morning. The district administration is carrying out relief and rescue work and ensuring medical aid to the injured. May Baba Baidyanath grant peace to the souls of the deceased and strength to their grieving families in this difficult time."
