Abohar September 8:
Three pilgrims were killed and 19 injured when two buses of Rajasthan Roadways collided on the National Highway 15 this afternoon, sources confirmed late in the evening. Most of the victims were from Abohar.
Many pilgrims had boarded the Abohar-Bikaner train here last night for their onward journey to Runecha Dham (Ramdevra), located near Pokaran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, where an annual fair is in full swing. They boarded the bus from Bikaner.
The sources said the three pilgrims died on the spot. One of them had been identified as Bhanwar Dass of Idgah Basti here while another as Kalu Ram, the driver of the ill-fated bus. Local residents among the injured are: Bimla Rani, Dhanpati, Raj Kumar, Ramo Devi, Maya Rani, Krishan Lal, Kunal, Saroj Rani and Bhagwanti. Two residents of Patiala, Daulat Ram and Sonu, Murari Lal of Ludhiana and Raj Kumar of Sriganganagar have been hospitalised at Bikaner.
Three pilgrims were killed and 19 injured when two buses of Rajasthan Roadways collided on the National Highway 15 this afternoon, sources confirmed late in the evening. Most of the victims were from Abohar.
Many pilgrims had boarded the Abohar-Bikaner train here last night for their onward journey to Runecha Dham (Ramdevra), located near Pokaran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, where an annual fair is in full swing. They boarded the bus from Bikaner.
The sources said the three pilgrims died on the spot. One of them had been identified as Bhanwar Dass of Idgah Basti here while another as Kalu Ram, the driver of the ill-fated bus. Local residents among the injured are: Bimla Rani, Dhanpati, Raj Kumar, Ramo Devi, Maya Rani, Krishan Lal, Kunal, Saroj Rani and Bhagwanti. Two residents of Patiala, Daulat Ram and Sonu, Murari Lal of Ludhiana and Raj Kumar of Sriganganagar have been hospitalised at Bikaner.
