Five pilgrims lost their lives, and more than 30 were injured after a bus collided with a tractor on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, police reported on Tuesday. The deceased were warkaris (devotees of Lord Vitthal) traveling from Dombivli near Mumbai to Pandharpur for the Ashadhi Ekadashi celebrations.
The accident occurred around midnight when the bus collided with the tractor and plunged into a gorge. DCP Vivek Pansare stated that the bus carried 42 passengers when it hit the tractor near Adne village. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital, with three reported to be in critical condition.
Further details are awaited.
