Sangrur, Nov 11: Three people lost their lives and 18 others sustained injuries after a Punjab Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) bus collided with a flyover support structure near Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence in Sangrur on Wednesday.
eyewitnesses reported that the passenger bus, traveling from Sangrur to Chandigarh, skidded off the road, struck a pole supporting the flyover, and subsequently collided with a nearby tree. Local residents promptly joined police personnel and district administration teams to carry out rescue efforts at the site.
Of the 18 injured passengers, 15 were transferred to Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala for advanced medical care. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in the unfortunate incident.