New Delhi. In Bathinda, Punjab, a bus went out of control, broke the railing of the bridge and fell into the drain below. In this accident, 8 passengers traveling in the bus have died while many others have been injured. Police and administration teams reached the spot and started relief work. Local people also helped the police a lot in this. The injured have been admitted to the Civil Hospital and District Hospital for treatment while the bodies of the deceased have been sent to the post-mortem house.
A #bus full of #passengers (40-45) fell into a #drain on the #Bathinda, #Talwandisabo #highwayReports of 5 casualties. #Rescueoperation is under way. #RoadAccident #BathindaAccident #BusAccident pic.twitter.com/fpp7yDrily
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The bus that met with the accident is said to be of a private company which runs on the Bathinda-Shardulgarh local route. However, concrete information as to why the accident occurred is not yet available. According to local people, it was raining when the accident occurred. It is feared that the speed of the bus was high and the bus slipped due to braking due to rain, after which the driver lost control and broke the railing on the bridge and fell into the drain below. Bathinda DC Shaukat Ahmed along with SSP Avneet Kondal visited both Civil Hospital, Talwandi Sabo and District Hospital, Bathinda. During this, he met the people injured in the bus accident and inquired about their well being.
At the same time, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed grief over this accident and posted on social media, sad news was received about a private bus meeting with an accident in Lasada Drain located on Talwandi Sabo Road, Bathinda. The administration team is present on the spot. The injured have been taken to the hospital. Rescue work is going on, updates are being taken moment by moment. I pray to God for peace of the departed souls and speedy recovery of the injured passengers. AAP MLA from Talwandi Sabo Baljinder Kaur has also expressed condolences on this accident. He told that he had taken information regarding the incident from DC Shaukat Ahmed over phone.
