Tarn Taran: Five people were killed and 16 injured after two buses carrying pilgrims collided head-on on the Tarn Taran-Bathinda National Highway near Naushehra Pannuan village in Punjab on Saturday.
Five of the injured are critical and have been shifted to a hospital in Amritsar. Three deceased have been identified as Davinder Kaur, Narinder Singh and 22-year-old Sahajpreet Singh.
Around 80 pilgrims were travelling in the two buses. One, carrying 40 women devotees, was heading to Sri Darbar Sahib in Amritsar, while the other was returning to Bargari after visiting the Golden Temple.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressed condolences. Former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal alleged that negligence over bus safety contributed to the accident.
