Two pilgrims from AP killed in accident in Jharkhand

Two pilgrims hailing from Andhra Pradesh were killed and three others were critically injured when a tourist bus they were travelling in collided with a truck at Gorhar in the district today.

Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Jha said the bus was proceeding towards Kolkata after touring Bodh Gaya, Varanasi and other places of pilgrim interest on its way back to Andhra Pradesh when it collided head-on with the truck on NH 2.

The two pilgrims were killed on the spot and their bodies were moved here.

The injured were rushed to a hospital, Jha added.