Patiala, May 29 -- A bus driver was killed and at least six pilgrims were critically injured after a Volvo bus travelling from Delhi to Katra rammed into a trailer in Fatehgarh Sahib district's Sirhind past Wednesday midnight.

The accident took place near Patarsi Kalan village on the Delhi-Amritsar National Highway while the bus was headed to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra, Jammu.

According to police, the bus ploughed into the rear of a trailer moving ahead of it, crushing the front portion of the vehicle. The severe impact of the crash killed the driver on the spot and left nearly 15 bus passengers injured.

The deceased driver, Inderjit Singh, was a resident of Ferozepur.

As passengers raised the alarm, passers-by rushed to th...