At least five pilgrims, including two women, died and 12 others were seriously injured after a private bus carrying pilgrims plunged into a gorge in Gujarat on Sunday morning, officials said.
The accident occurred at 4:30 am when a bus carrying pilgrims fell off the Malegaon Ghat road into a 35-feet deep gorge in Dang district after the driver lost control, resulting in the death of two men and three women, according to officials.
Four buses with pilgrims on board had departed from Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district. One of these buses, carrying 50 tourists, met with an accident near the Gujarat-Maharashtra border, close to Saputara Hill Station.
While five people lost their lives on the spot, 40 others sustained injuries, with 12 grievously injured.
The injured were rushed to nearby government hospitals in Samgahan and Ahwa. According to officials, all the injured are out of danger and are being treated at the hospitals.
Upon receiving information about the incident, the senior district and police officials reached the spot to assess and mitigate the damage.