Truck Runs Over Pilgrims

Seven pilgrims on their way to celebrate Baisakhi at Khuralgarh Sahib in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district were killed and ten were injured after they were run over by a truck near here early Thursday, police said.

At least 18 pilgrims were killed when a truck lost control and ran over them on the Dholka-Bagodara Highway in Ahmedabad on Wednesday night, police said.  (See Pictures)The victims, who were on their way to Bhadiyad Peer Dargah at Dholka, were sleeping near a roadside 'dhaba' (eatery) at Beghwa crossroad.While 16 persons died on the spot, som...

Seven pilgrims on their way to celebrate Baisakhi at Khuralgarh Sahib in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district were killed and ten were injured after they were run over by a truck near here early Thursday, police said.

At least 18 pilgrims were killed when a truck lost control and ran over them on the Dholka-Bagodara Highway in Ahmedabad on Wednesday night, police said.  (See Pictures)The victims, who were on their way to Bhadiyad Peer Dargah at Dholka, were sleeping near a roadside 'dhaba' (eatery) at Beghwa crossroad.While 16 persons died on the spot, som...