India, Nov. 15 -- Five people were killed and several others injured after two buses collided head on, on the National Highway 54 near Naushehra Pannuan in Punjab's Tarn Taran district. The accident happened on the evening of Saturday, November 14.

The accident occurred around 4 pm when the driver of one of the buses reportedly swerved to avoid a motorcycle and lost control of the vehicle. The bus crossed the road divider and collided with another bus approaching from the opposite direction.

Both buses were carrying pilgrims under the state government's Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Scheme. The impact damaged the front portions of both vehicles, leaving several passengers injured, with some trapped inside the wreckage.

The five deceased inc...