4 pilgrims have been killed and greater than a dozen individuals have been injured after two buses carrying devotees collided on Nationwide Freeway-54 close to Naushera in Tarn Taran, Punjab, on Saturday. Round 37 individuals have been travelling on the buses.
Each buses have been carrying pilgrims below the Punjab authorities’s pilgrimage scheme. The passengers have been returning after providing prayers on the Golden Temple in Amritsar and have been on their approach to Baghrian.
Bus crosses divider whereas making an attempt to keep away from motorcyclists
In line with preliminary info, one of many buses misplaced management whereas making an attempt to keep away from some motorcyclists close to Naushera. It crossed the highway divider and entered the other lane, the place it collided head-on with one other bus coming from the opposite course.
The affect was so sturdy that the entrance parts of each buses have been badly broken. The accident precipitated panic on the spot.
4 pilgrims have been killed and greater than a dozen individuals have been injured after two buses collided on Nationwide Freeway-54 close to Naushera in Tarn Taran, Punjab, on Saturday. Each buses have been carrying devotees below the Punjab authorities’s pilgrimage scheme.
The accident passed off at round 4 pm when a bike all of a sudden got here in entrance of one of many buses. The driving force misplaced management whereas making an attempt to keep away from the motorcyclist. The bus crossed the divider and entered the other lane, the place it collided head-on with one other bus.
Each buses badly broken in collision
The affect was so sturdy that the entrance parts of each buses have been badly broken. A number of passengers have been injured within the accident. Quickly after the collision, native individuals rushed to the spot and helped rescue passengers trapped contained in the buses.
4 pilgrims killed, over a dozen injured
4 pilgrims died within the accident, whereas greater than a dozen others have been injured. Police and native residents took the injured to close by hospitals. The identities of the deceased and injured are but to be confirmed.
Pilgrims have been returning after visiting Golden Temple
Each buses have been carrying devotees below the Punjab authorities’s pilgrimage scheme. The passengers have been returning after providing prayers on the Golden Temple in Amritsar when the accident passed off close to Naushera in Tarn Taran.
Police and native residents reached the spot quickly after receiving details about the accident. The incident additionally affected site visitors on Nationwide Freeway-54. Police are investigating the reason for the accident and checking the variety of passengers travelling on each buses.
