Daijiworld Media Network - Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Nov 11: Three people were killed and around 25 others injured after a bus lost control and plunged into a ditch near an overbridge in Punjab’s Sangrur district on Wednesday, police said.

According to Sub-Inspector Mehar Singh, the bus was operating on its regular route from Sangrur to Chandigarh via Dhuri and was running slightly behind schedule when the accident occurred.

The accident took place when the bus reached near an overbridge, lost control and fell into a ditch. Three passengers, including two women and a man, died on the spot, while around 24 to 25 others sustained injuries.

The injured passengers were shifted to different hospitals for treatment.

In a separate incident in Telangana, three people were killed and 14 others injured after an auto-rickshaw collided with a truck on the Outer Ring Road near Himayat Sagar in Rangareddy district during the early hours of Sunday.

According to police, 17 people were travelling in the auto-rickshaw when the accident occurred around 12.45 am. The injured were rushed to a hospital for treatment.

Police said an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the accident, adding that further details would be shared after the inquiry.