India: Numerous Hindu pilgrims are killed in the Deoghar bus accident
In eastern India, a truck carrying cooking gas cylinders collided with a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims, killing the religious followers. Following the accident, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as “extremely
India: Deoghar bus accident leaves many Hindu pilgrims dead
A bus with Hindu pilgrims onboard collided with a truck loaded with cooking gas cylinders in eastern India, killing the religious devotees. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the accident “extremely tragic.”
Deoghar Indian paramilitary force soldiers inspect the wreckage of a bus that was carrying Hindu pilgrims which collided with a transport truck at Deoghar, about 268 kilometers (167 miles) from Ranchi, in the Indian eastern state of Jharkhand, Tuesday, July, 29, 2025
A bus crash in eastern India left at least 18 Hindu pilgrims dead, a local lawmaker said Tuesday.
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The crash occurred in the city of Deoghar in the India state of Jharkhand.
The bus carrying the pilgrims collided with a truck loaded with gas cylinders, killing the religious devotees onboard.
“18 devotees lost their lives due to a bus and truck accident,” local Jharkhand lawmaker Nishikant Dubey wrote on social media platform X.
Dubey is a member of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Deoghar is a considered a holy city for Hindus in Jharkhand and is the location of a major temple. The city receives an influx of visitors during the sacred month of Shravan.
