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Hceanpur: Police said a mini bus overturned near Sagran village in Hoshiarpur district on Monday, killing nine people and injuring 33 others.
A car was also involved in the accident, he said.
Mukarian Deputy Superintendent Police Kulwinder Singh Virk said that the bus was on the way to Dasuya from Hazipur city with about 40 passengers.
Police said the driver said that the vehicle had lost control, although the exact cause of the accident is under investigation.
The injured passengers were admitted to Dasuya Civil Hospital for treatment.
On receiving the information, Hoshiarpur Deputy Commissioner Ashika Jain and Senior Superintendent of Police Sandeep Kumar Malik arrived in Dasuya to oversee rescue and relief operations.
DC Jain said that the government will provide a pre-Gratia 2 lakh each for the families of the deceased and the families of the deceased 50,000 to seriously injured people. He said that the government will also bear the full medical expenses of the injured.
“At the accident site, an Alto car and mini bus were found to be damaged. An investigation is going on to find out whether the accident is caused by overseas, overloading or technical mistake. Further action will be taken based on the investigation conclusions,” SSP Malik said.
The deceased has been identified as Raju Bala (5) and Meena (30), both Budharbar villages; Prem Kumar (50) of Kangra district (Himachal Pradesh); Gurmeet Ram (65) of Heller village; Satvinder Kaur (55) of Jalal Chak village; Balbir Kaur (60) of Dasuya; Sanjeev Kumar (30) of Gurdaspur district; Senior Medical Officer of Civil Hospital, Dr. Manmohan Singh said, and clue Rani (55) of Sura village.
He said that the identity of a person, a person of about 50 years of age, is yet to be established.
Dr. Singh said that out of 33 people hospitalized were seriously injured – Raj Rani (55) of Sahora, Sanjeev Singh (45) of Chakral were sent to high medical centers for higher medical centers.
He said that six people were discharged after first aid was administered, while the remaining 24 injured were stable.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed grief over the incident.
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