Two pilgrims killed in accident in Uttar Pradesh

Two pilgrims returning from Ajmer were killed and 45 others injured when their bus hit a roadside tree and overturned this morning.
    
Police said the accident took place on national highway in Gopiganj when the bus with 70 pilgrims onboard abruptly stopped after some luggage fell off the vehicle.
    
Two passengers were killed in the mishap, they said.
    
The pilgrims were from Assam's Darang district and returning from Sufi shrine Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan when the mishap took place.
    
Ten seriously injured passengers have been referred to Varanasi while 35 were admitted to a nearby hospital, they added.