Puri, June 28: In a tragic incident, 3 girls, reportedly cousin sisters, were killed on Saturday under AmaBus near Pipili.
The identities of the deceased girls are yet to be ascertained. However, they are supposed to be from Bhubaneswar who had left for Puri for Jagannath Darshan during Rath Yatra.
According to reports the trio was travelling to Puri Rath Yatra on a scooter in the day. Meanwhile, they were crushed under an Electric MoBus violently near the Pipili market. Locals rushed them to the Pipili CHC where doctors declared them dead.
On being informed police detained the bus-pilot on the scene, seized the bodies and sent for post-mortem.
A case was registered in this connection and further investigation is underway,said the police.
