DEHRADUN: At least six Sikh pilgrims were killed and 10 others injured when an avalanche struck Ghangharia area near Hemkund Sahib shrine in Chamoli district this evening.

The avalanche washed away the road on which they were trekking to reach Hemkund Sahib (5329 meters), situated at the dizzying heights of the Garhwal Himalayas.