Jaipur:
Ten people were killed and 36 injured in Rajasthan on Sunday when a bus carrying pilgrims collided head on with a truck, police said.
The accident took place around 6.30 am on the Mandia by-pass near Pali, some 300 km from Jaipur.
The bus carried pilgrims from Utharada village in Salumber tehsil of Udaipur district.
"It was returning from the shrine of Baba Ramdeo, a local deity, near Pokharan in Jaisalmer district, when a truck collided with it head on," Superintendent of Police Jainarayan Sher told IANS over phone.
Of the injured, 18 are critical, Mr Sher added.
A case has been filed against the driver of the bus and the cause of the accident is being investigated, police said.
The accident took place around 6.30 am on the Mandia by-pass near Pali, some 300 km from Jaipur.
The bus carried pilgrims from Utharada village in Salumber tehsil of Udaipur district.
"It was returning from the shrine of Baba Ramdeo, a local deity, near Pokharan in Jaisalmer district, when a truck collided with it head on," Superintendent of Police Jainarayan Sher told IANS over phone.
Of the injured, 18 are critical, Mr Sher added.
A case has been filed against the driver of the bus and the cause of the accident is being investigated, police said.
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