6 passengers die in bus accident near Moga
Tuesday, 13/08/2013
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Moga : Six bus passengers, two of them women, were killed and 30 injured when a private bus collided with a truck near Mehna village on the Moga-Ludhiana highway, 15 km from Moga, today. The accident took place at about 10 am when the over-speeding bus collided head-on with the truck. A Tata Ace also rammed into the truck. Its driver died on the spot. The injured passengers were rushed to the Moga district hospital for first-aid.
One of them, Dr Satpal Singh, told mediapersons that the rash driver was repeatedly asked by the passengers to obey the speed limit.
But he did not pay heed to their requests. The private bus belonged to the Jujhar Transport Company.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Surjit Singh Grewal said the drivers of the three vehicles involved in the accident had died.
He said investigations were on to ascertain the cause of the mishap. A case had been registered. Work on widening the National Highway, where the accident took place, has been in progress for the past several months.
There is only a narrow passage on one side of the road. This often leads to long traffic jams. District Magistrate Arshdip Singh Thind announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each for the kin of the deceased and Rs 15,000 - Rs 25,000 for the injured persons.
Senior Akali leader Tota Singh met the injured at the hospital. He asked the doctors in the Emergency ward to ensure they were given the best treatment.
- Driver blamed
- Drivers of the two vehicles also killed
- Survivors blame 'rash' bus driver for mishap
- The bus belonged to Jujhar Transport Company
- District Magistrate announces Rs 1 lakh each for the kin of the deceased
- Each of the injured passengers to get 15,000 -Rs 25,000
- Probe on to ascertain cause of the accident
