As the foggy conditions continued in Punjab on Monday also, several accidents were reported in different parts of the State resulting in four deaths.
Taking serious note, the authorities concerned have decided to change the school timings from 9.30 am and 10 am to 2.30 pm and 3 pm in separate districts.
A student was killed while two others were injured when their motorcycle collided head-on with a school bus near Rohti Basta Singh village on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Jagdeep Singh, 18, of Kedupur village.
The injured students have been identified as Raman, resident of Mandour village, and Bhavdeep of Kedupur village.
In another incident, 50-year-old woman was killed and a man injured when their motorcycle was hit by another vehicle near Phagwara in Kapurthala district.
Jaspreet Kaur was riding pillion on her relative Surjit Kumar’s bike when it was hit by a vehicle on Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road near Rawalpindi village. Kumar has been hospitalised and Kaur’s body was handed over to her family after a post-mortem examination, said the police.
A case against the yet-to-be-identified driver has been registered. One death each was reported in separate accidents in Barnala and Nabha. In Amritsar, three girl students were injured when their school bus rammed into a stationary truck on Airport Road in the morning.
According to information, the driver could not see the truck due to the dense smog. However, eyewitnesses alleged that he was driving in a rash manner.
The injured were identified as Jasmeet Kaur, Robin and Pawandeep Kaur. The bus belonged to Holy Heart Presidency School.
According to police, there were around 30 students in the bus. The incident occurred around 8 am. The Deputy Commissioner has asked all schools, including private ones, to change the school timings so that they begin at 9.30 am.