Deoghar, July 29 -- Five Kanwariyas died, and at least 23 others were injured after a private bus carrying pilgrims lost control and collided with a truck in Jharkhand's Deoghar district early on Tuesday, officials said.

The pilgrims were travelling from Deoghar to the Basukinath temple when the accident took place.

Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Sadar Ravi Kumar told ANI, "The information about the accident was received at 4-5 am... A private bus, carrying pilgrims from Deoghar to visit Basukinath, lost control and collided with a truck. Furthermore, the bus lost its balance and collided with a brick stack... The driver died on the spot, and the deaths of four more people have been confirmed... The bodies were brought to Sadar Hospital. ...