Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has pledged Rs 5 lakh for families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for those injured.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced financial assistance for the victims of a bus collision in Tarn Taran district. According to The New Indian Express, the state government will provide Rs 5 lakh to the families of those killed and Rs 1 lakh to each person injured in the accident.
The collision involving two Punjab government-run buses occurred on Saturday on National Highway-54 near Naushehra Pannuan. Five people, including four pilgrims and a motorcycle pillion rider, died in the crash, while more than 15 others sustained injuries.
The accident happened when a driver of one bus attempted to avoid a motorcycle, crossed the road divider, and hit an oncoming bus. Both vehicles were transporting 37 people under the Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Scheme.
Mann visited a hospital in Amritsar on Sunday to check on the injured and described the event as an unfortunate incident. He stated that the incident should not be attributed to any fault of the government and urged opposition parties not to politicise the matter.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued conditional summons to the Punjab chief secretary regarding the tragedy. Meanwhile, Punjab BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon alleged the accident resulted from gross negligence by the government machinery.
