India, April 15 -- At least eight pilgrims were killed and 25 others sustained injuries after a mini-bus overturned in the Bassi Pathana area of Fatehgarh Sahib on Tuesday night.

Police said on Wednesday that the victims were returning from Anandpur Sahib after paying obeisance during the Baisakhi Mela when the accident occurred around 10.30pm on the Chunni-Morinda road.

The vehicle was carrying 30 to 35 passengers. Preliminary reports suggest the driver lost control of the bus, which subsequently crashed into an electric pole and overturned. While the exact cause is under investigation, survivors told police that a broken axle-the shaft supporting the vehicle's weight-might have triggered the crash.

Six passengers died on the spot, wh...