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Bathinda, 27 December 2024: A private bus carrying over 45 passengers plunged into the Lasara drain near Jeewan Singhwala village on the Bathinda-Talwandi Sabo road Friday, leaving eight people dead.
Bathinda SSP Amneet Kondal confirmed the fatalities, adding, “The injured have been shifted to a hospital for treatment.”
The incident prompted immediate action, with Bathinda Deputy Commissioner and senior police officials arriving at the scene. Rescue operations commenced swiftly, with a JCB deployed to retrieve the submerged bus from the drain.
Efforts to determine the cause of the accident are underway as authorities work to assist victims and their families.