Bulandshahr: At least nine people died and around 50 others were injured, some of them seriously, when a truck rammed into the vehicle they were travelling in early Monday morning in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, confirmed local officials.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the accident occurred at around 2:15 a.m. in the state’s Bulandshahr district. Two injured people were said to be in a critical condition.

The victims were pilgrims heading towards a temple in the neighboring state of Rajasthan when the accident occurred.