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25 devotees injured as mini-truck overturns

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Press Trust of India Batala (Pb)
Last Updated : Apr 08 2013 | 5:15 PM IST
At least 25 devotees were injured, two of them seriously, when a mini-truck in which they were travelling overturned here today, police said.
Nearly 50 devotees were on their way to gurudwara Chohla Sahib in border town Dera Baba Nanak to pay obeisance when the accident happened near village Dhandoi on Batala-Sri Hargobindpur road.
Driver Balbir Singh lost control of the vehicle while overtaking a truck and his mini-truck overturned, police said.
At least 25 people were injured in the accident and were admitted to a hospital here, they said.
Two of them, who were in serious condition, were shifted to Guru Nanak Hospital in Amritsar, police said.
Balbir was also the owner of the mini-truck, they said.

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First Published: Apr 08 2013 | 5:15 PM IST

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