Tehri Garhwal, July 2 -- Two Kanwariyas were killed and 13 others were left injured after a truck carrying 16 pilgrims overturned near Jajal in Uttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal district on Wednesday morning, said officials.

Five of the injured have been admitted to AIIMS Rishikesh with serious injuries, and the remaining are being treated in the Narendra Nagar sub-district hospital.

"A truck accident took place near Jajal at around 9.30 AM... A total of 16 people were in the truck. 8 have been sent to the Narendra Nagar sub-district hospital... 5 with serious injuries have been admitted to AIIMS. Two pilgrims have died. One is completely stable," Tehri Garhwal CMO Dr Shyam Vijay told ANI.

"Our medical teams reached the spot immediately, and...