8 Dead After Bus Falls Off Bridge Into Drain in Bathinda

Bathinda: In a tragic accident, eight people were killed after a bus fell from a bridge into a drain in Punjab ’s Bhatinda on Friday. 

Five died on the spot while three succumbed to serious injuries during treatment, officials said. 

The officials further said that the private bus was on the way from Talwandi Sabo to Bathinda city when it skidded and fell into a drain.

This is a developing story, and further details are awaited. 

Meanwhile, two individuals, including a non-resident Indian (NRI) residing in Australia, lost their lives, and another person suffered serious injuries when the taxi they were in collided with a tractor-trolley loaded with sugarcane at the Sugar Mill flyover on National Highway 44 last week. 

 The tragic event took place on Wednesday night, resulting in the fatalities of NRI Dilpreet Singh, aged 28, and the taxi driver, Yugraj Masih, aged 38. 

Singh's mother sustained significant injuries, said Jatinder Pal, the Investigating Officer and Assistant Sub-Inspector of the City Police Station in Phagwara. Kaur had traveled to Australia in November to visit her son, who had settled in Melbourne. The officer further noted that Singh had recently acquired permanent residency in Australia and was en route with his mother to their residence in Model Town Extension, Dugri Road, Ludhiana, at the time of the accident.