Eight Gujarat pilgrims killed en route to Shirdi

Eight persons were killed and four others injured when the vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident on the Gujarat-Maharashtra border late last night, police said in Valsad on Saturday.

The victims, all youth, were going to Shirdi in Maharashtra from Valsad district of Gujarat.

The injured were taken to a hospital, where they are recuperating.

The mishap occured when their vehicle collided head on with a truck, they said.

First Published: Jan 13, 2007 14:22 IST