The district administration is providing relief and rescue operations along with medical facilities for the injured
The accident took place on Tuesday when a bus carrying devotees collided with a truck File Pic.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Deoghar MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday expressed condolences over the deaths of several Kanwar Yatra devotees in a bus accident in Jharkhand's Deoghar district, claiming that at least 18 people had lost their lives, reported ANI.
"In my Lok Sabha constituency of Deoghar, during the Kanwar Yatra in the month of Shravan, 18 devotees lost their lives due to a bus and truck accident. May Baba Baidyanath Ji grant strength to their families to bear this grief," Dubey wrote on X.
Inspector General (Dumka Zone) Shailendra Kumar Sinha, in his earlier statement, told PTI, “At least five people were killed and many injured when a 32-seater bus with Kanwariyas on board collided with a truck, transporting gas cylinders, near the Jamuniya forest in Deoghar's Mohanpur."
"The accident occurred near the Jamuniya forest under the Mohanpur Police Station limits around 4.30 am when the bus collided with the vehicle, an officer said.
After the collision with the gas cylinder-laden vehicle, the driver of the bus lost control, the Inspector General said, adding that two of the injured are serious, as reported by PTI.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren also posted on X, expressing his grief and assuring support to the injured, reported ANI.
"This morning, extremely sad news was received about the death of devotees travelling in a bus accident near Jamunia Chowk in the Mohanpur block of Deoghar. The district administration is providing relief and rescue operations along with medical facilities for the injured," Soren wrote, reported ANI.
"May Baba Baidyanath grant peace to the souls of the devotees who died in the accident and give strength to the grieving families to bear this hour of sorrow," he added.
According to police, the accident took place on Tuesday when a bus carrying devotees collided with a truck. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the crash.
The Kanwar Yatra began on July 10. During this annual pilgrimage, devotees, known as Kanwariyas, collect holy water from rivers and walk long distances to offer it at Lord Shiva temples. Many observe fasts and perform rituals as part of their devotion, reported ANI.
This year, the month of Sawan started on July 11 and will end on August 9.
(Inputs from ANI and PTI)
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