Bachan Singh (50), a resident of village Nangli in Amritsar district was returning from Anandpur Sahib after attending Holla Mohalla festival on the night of March 25 when his bike was hit by an unknown vehicle near village Khurampur here and he died on the spot, they said.
In the second accident, a tractor-trolley loaded with pilgrims overturned after hitting a divider at Phagwara-Mehli-Mehtan bypass near Guru Nanak Nagar here, police said.
About three dozen pilgrims, coming from Anandpur Sahib, sustained injuries, they said.
The pilgrims were returning to Amritsar, police said.