Three passengers killed as PRTC bus hits overbridge in Sangrur
A Chandigarh-bound bus overturned in a roadside ditch after striking an overbridge on the Bathinda-Chandigarh National Highway.
Three passengers died and 26 people were injured after a Punjab Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) bus hit an overbridge and overturned in a ditch in Sangrur on Wednesday morning, according to The Times of India.
The accident occurred around 5.20am on the Bathinda-Chandigarh National Highway. The bus was travelling from Sangrur to Chandigarh with approximately 50 passengers when it struck the bridge structure and veered into adjoining fields.
The deceased have been identified as Rajwinder Kaur, 30, Mohinder Kaur, 34, and Manjit Singh, 60. Sangrur Civil Hospital senior medical officer Dr Vinod Kumar said the three passengers were brought dead to the emergency ward.
Of the injured, 12 were reported to be in critical condition with head and ortho injuries and were referred to Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. Other passengers, including a seven-year-old boy, were receiving treatment at Sangrur Civil Hospital.
Sub-inspector Mehar Singh, who is also the SHO of Sadar Sangrur police station, said preliminary information suggested the driver lost control because the vehicle was travelling at high speed. He noted that visibility was not affected by fog.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed grief over the deaths and instructed officials to provide free medical care to all those injured in the accident.