Categories: Ludhiana

Punjab: 2 die, as many hurt as bus runs into truck

LUDHIANA: Two people were killed and as many injured after a tourist bus ran into a stationary truck on a flyover on Delhi-Ludhiana National Highway, near Khanna, early on Wednesday.
Police are yet to ascertain the identities of the deceased.
Yaseen, a passenger who was injured in the accident, said, “I had boarded the bus from Sitamarhi to Ludhiana and paid Rs 1,600.
The bus was overloaded till Delhi and some passengers were standing in the vehicle.
When we reached near Khanna around 3am, we heard a loud bang and fell down.
I tried standing up, but couldn’t.
A few more passengers were injured.” Police said when the bus was passing through the flyover, the truck loaded with iron rods was parked there.
“The bus driver didn’t see the truck.
And by the time he noticed it, he lost control of the vehicle and ran into it.
The iron rods broke into the bus windscreen and pierced the body of the driver, killing him on the spot.
It seems the truck driver was sleeping under his vehicle.
And as the bus dragged the truck, the latter’s tyres killed him,” said a cop.
Sources said the injured were Vishwanath and Kalawati of Bagga Khurd.
They were referred to Ludhiana civil hospital from a Khanna hospital.
“Police later recovered two bodies from the spot.
The bodies have been kept at a government hospital in Khanna for identification,” they added.
Khanna DSP Rajan Parminder Singh said, “Two persons, including the bus driver and another who might be the truck driver, have died in the accident.
A case will be registered against the truck driver for causing accident.”

news2in

Share
Published by
news2in

Recent Posts

44 ordered to attack the procession

Ludhiana: The police have submitted FIR to four identified and at least 40 unknown attackers…

3 years ago

Punjab: Police Reject conspiracy theory in the case of Deep Sidhu

Sonīpat / Ludhiana / Ambala: Actor Punjabi - Activist Activist Deep Sidhu, who died in…

3 years ago

Punjab: Hidden Strength Working Behind PM Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal, said Rahul Gandhi

PATIALA / MANSA / BARNALA: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AAP National Convener Kejriawal,…

3 years ago

BJP made AAP to endanger the Congress, said Ajay

Jalandhar: BJP and AAM AAM AADMI parties are one party, Secretary General of the Ajay…

3 years ago

Our job is to make Punjab No. 1 State: Meenakshi Lekhi

Ludhiana: Minister of Union Culture Meenakshi Lekhi while campaigning to support the BJP candidate from…

3 years ago

Feb 20 is an opportunity to change the destiny of Punjab and his children: Bhagwant Mann

Machhiwara (Ludhiana): AAM AAM AADMI Party (AAP) Head of Punjab Candidate and Members of Parliament…

3 years ago