One devotee dies, 25 hurt in mishap

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, November 11

One devotee died while 25 others devotees were injured when a modified vehicle was hit by a bus from the back on the local Sri Goindwal Sahib bypass on Monday evening.

The deceased has been identified as Tanoon (15) of Rataul village. Injured Daljit Kaur (16), Manjit Kaur (35), Baljit Kaur (25), Joginder Kaur (60) and others from the same village are under treatment at local hospitals.

The devotees were on way to Sultanpur Lodhi to pay their obeisance on the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev. They had stopped their vehicle on the roadside when a bus hit it from the back. Local residents and the police reached the spot and initiated rescue operations.