A major tragedy was averted after a rashly driven bus of Punjab roadways rammed into a volvo bus on Thursday.
While no deaths were reported, it was a miraculous escape for six persons, including the bus drivers, who escaped with minor injuries after the incident.
The incident took place in the morning when the Punjab roadways bus with registration number PB-32-8561, ferrying 12 passengers from Chandigarh to Jalandhar barged into a volvo bus
near ISBT 43.
As soon as the bus left from Chandigarh bus stand, the bus collided with another bus leaving four passengers badly injured.
The onlookers rushed to the rescue of the injured and also reported the incident to the police. Both the bus drivers and four injured persons were rushed to the Government Multi Specialty Hospital at Sector-16.
An injured passenger onboard Punjab roadways bus, Neeru Devi said, “The driver, Gurmeet Singh, was driving the bus rashly. He applied breaks only after reaching quite close to the Volvo bus and unable to control his vehicle he collided.
The impact was strong, as a result of which many passengers got injured following the incident.”
Driver of Punjab roadways bus, Gurmeet Singh, has been arrested and a case of negligent driving was registered against him, said Sucha Singh, in-charge,
PP-43.