Two pilgrims from Nepal died and nine injured when their tempo overturned on the Gonda-Ayodhya Highway in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Wednesday.

The accident occurred late on Tuesday when the Nepalese pilgrims were returning to Gonda after paying obeisance in Ayodhya. They were supposed to return to Nepal from Gonda, Additional Superintendent of Police Shivraj said.