Chandigarh, Nov 11 Three passengers were killed and more than 20 others sustained injuries after a bus rammed into a wall of the flyover in Punjab’s Sangrur district on Wednesday morning, police said.
The accident occurred when the state-owned Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) bus was heading to Chandigarh from Dhuri in Sangrur district.
A police official said three persons died in the accident.
Out of total 24 injured passengers, 15 were referred to a hospital in Patiala. Rest of them were admitted to the Civil Hospital in Sangrur.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
“The news of the tragic accident involving a PRTC bus in Sangrur is deeply distressing.Three precious lives have been lost in the accident, and 15 of the 24 injured individuals have been referred to Patiala. Instructions have been issued to the administration to ensure free medical treatment for all those affected,” Mann said in a post on X.
(PTI News)
