Chandigarh, September 30, 2016
Nine Machhiwara based pilgrims were killed and 14 other sustained serious injuries when a pick-up van they were travelling met with accident involving two other heavy vehicles in Sainiwas village near Bhiwani on Friday morning.
The deceased include eight men and a woman and all are from Machhiwara near Ludhiana.
The pick-up van rammed into a truck from behind while another vehicle, following it, also hit it from behind leading to the death of the passengers.
The accident took place around 12.15 am when they were returning from Gogamedi, a religious place in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, and were asleep at the time of the accident.