Five pilgrims killed, 47 injured in road accidents in Bihar, Jharkhand

Five pilgrims were killed and 47 others, including 29 from Andhra Pradesh, injured in separate road accidents in Bihar and neighbouring Jharkhand, police said today.
      
Five pilgrims were killed and 18 injured when their tractor-trolley overturned near Malvar gate in Rohtas district of Bihar late last evening.
      
The accident occurred when they were returning to their native Malvar village after offering prayers at a temple of Lord Shiva on Shivaratri at Gupta Dham.
       
The injured were admitted to a government hospital at Sasaram where condition of six was stated to be critical.
       
In another mishap in adjacent Jharkhand, 29 pilgrims of Andhra Pradesh were injured when their bus hit another on the G T Road road under Barbadda police station of Dhanbad district late last evening.
       
Altogether 78 pilgrims of Kakenara village under East Godavri district of Andhra Pradesh had set out on January 31 on a month-long pilgrimage by two buses.

The tragedy struck when one bus hit the other.
       
The pilgrims were coming to Kolkata from Venaras, police said.
       
All the wounded with head and leg injuries were admitted to Patliputra Medical College Hospital. They were, however, out of danger, hospital sources said.