29-07-2025
Five Kanwarias killed, many injured in bus-truck collision in Deoghar
Deoghar (Jharkhand), July 29 (UNI) At least five Kanwarias were killed and several others were injured when the bus carrying the pilgrims collided with a truck in Deoghar district today morning, said SK Sinha, Zonal IG of Santhal Pargana.
The accident occurred during the ongoing Shravan Kanwar Yatra, a major annual religious pilgrimage undertaken by the devotees of Lord Shiva, also known as Kanwaria.
Deoghar MP Nishikant Dubey expressed grief over the tragedy in a post on X. He wrote, "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."
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