Seven pilgrims killed in Bihar bus accident

August 13, 2012 10:24 am | Updated 10:24 am IST - Sitamarhi

Seven pilgrims were killed and ten others injured when a bus carrying them overturned at Umma village in the district early today, police said.

The ill-fated bus was on its way to Nepal from Deoghar in Jharkhand when the driver lost control over the vehicle.

The bus overturned killing the seven Pilgrims on the spot, they said.

The injured were admitted to a nearby government hospital, where condition of five was stated to be critical, police added.

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