At least 19 pilgrims died 8 other heavily in train has crashed into a bus carrying Sikh pilgrims


At least 19 pilgrims died 8 other heavily in train has crashed into a bus carrying Sikh pilgrims


At least 19 pilgrims died, 8 other heavily injured after a crash between coaster and train in Sheikhupura district in Pakistan's Punjab. The incident occured around 1:30 pm. Injureds were taken to district's hospital.




A passenger train has crashed into a bus carrying Sikh pilgrims at an unmanned railway crossing in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 19 people and injuring several others, police and rescue officials said.

The district police chief, said the dead and injured were transported to a nearby hospital.




Officials said the Sikh pilgrims were from the northwestern city of Peshawar and were returning from the Sheikupura-based shrine of Nankana Sahib.

Sikhs have several shrines of their religious leaders in Pakistan. One, of Sikh founder Guru Nanak, is located in Pakistan's Kartarpur bordering India in Punjab. It was built after he died in the 16th century.




Many Sikh holy sites became part of Pakistan after the British partitioned the subcontinent into India and Pakistan in 1947 following two centuries of colonial rule.

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