8 killed in road accident near Verka
Wednesday, 30/10/2013
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Amritsar : At least eight persons were killed and 13 injured in a bus-truck collision near a Verka village on the Amritsar-Pathankot highway today.The accident occurred on a narrow stretch on which traffic was diverted because of ongoing repair works.
Eyewitnesses said the truck driver tried to overtake a car but the vehicle collided head on with a speeding bus.The injured were rushed to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital here.
The private bus was carrying 32 passengers when it started from Batala. The truck was on its way to Pathankot from Amritsar.It took a JCB to extricate the bodies. The deceased have been identified as Manohar Lal, Sheetal Sharma and Daud of Batala, Parkash Chand of Chehharta and Rakesh Kumar of Ghuman Kalan village.
Truck driver Satnam Singh of Sangrur and bus driver Gurjit Singh of Tarn Taran were also killed.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has expressed shock and anguish over the tragedy and announced an ex-gratia grant of Rs 1 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and free treatment to the injured in government hospitals.
One dead in Faridkot
A cyclist was killed and 12 passengers were injured when a PRTC bus turned turtle on the Faridkot-Talwandi Road today.The bus was bound for Chandigarh. The accident occurred when the driver swerved the vehicle to avoid hitting a bicycle near Kaler village. However, the cycle rider, 55-year-old Jeet Singh, died on the spot.
The injured were rushed to Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot. Deputy Commissioner, Mohammad Tayyab visited the injured and promised them free treatment.
