India, Aug. 23 -- Nine people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw on the Daniyawan-Hilsa State Highway-4 in Bihar's Patna district on Saturday morning, police said.

Twelve pilgrims in an auto-rickshaw, travelling from Hilsa to Fatuha Triveni to take a holy dip in the Ganga, collided head-on with a truck around 6 am near the Sigariyawan police station.

Five women died on the spot, while four others, including a man, died on the way to the hospital. Those injured were shifted to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) for treatment.

"The victims were residents of Nalanda district and were on their way to Fatuha for a dip in the Ganga River. Concerned officials have been direct...