Punjab: Eight killed, over 20 injured in Bathinda bus accident

Modi additionally introduced an ex-gratia quantity of Rs 2 lakh every from the Prime Minister’s Nationwide Aid Fund (PMNRF) for the subsequent of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 every for the injured.

In line with the officers, the climate within the space was inclement. Nevertheless, the precise explanation for the accident is but to be ascertained and investigations are on.

The drain through which the bus fell is at the moment a service of sewage water, which made the rescue operations tough.

Bathinda Deputy Commissioner Showkat Ahmad Parray, who reached the spot to oversee the rescue operations, mentioned medical groups and ambulances had been rushed to the spot.

Whereas 5 folks had been killed on the spot, three succumbed to their accidents within the hospital.

Greater than 20 folks had been injured within the accident, police mentioned.

Bathinda City MLA Jagroop Singh Gill visited the civil hospital right here, the place the injured had been taken.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, in a put up on X, mentioned a group of the state administration reached the spot after the accident and the injured had been rushed to a hospital.

“I pray to God for peace to the departed souls and a speedy restoration of the injured passengers,” Mann mentioned.

Former Punjab chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) chief Amarinder Singh, in a put up on X, mentioned: “Deeply saddened by the tragic bus accident in Bathinda, that has claimed 8 lives and injured 26.

“My heartfelt condolences to the households of the victims. Could they discover energy on this tough time and I pray for the fast restoration of all injured.”