At least 35 people have been injured after a bus carrying pilgrims met with an accident in Banaras, India on Sunday.

According to the police, the bus carrying 44 people from Sunsari district turned turtle at Jail Road in Banaras while making way for an oncoming motorcycle at around 8 am today.

Banaras district SSP Anand Kulkarni informed the Post that five of the injured were seriously injured in the accident and of them one is in critical condition.

SSP Kulkarni informed that the injured are receiving medical treatment at the local district hospital while the seriously injured are receiving treatment at the Trauma Centre of the Banaras Hindu University.