Three killed, 11 injured in bus collision

Phagwara, Oct 11 (UNI) Three persons were killed on the spot and eleven others were injured in a head-on-collision between a Punjab Roadways bus and a mini bus near Behram between Phagwara and Banga yesterday.

The deceased were identified as Amit Kumar (33), Akhil Jain (16), both residents of Jalandhar and Sunil Kumar (25) of a village near Adampur. Their bodies were sent to Banga hospital for postmortem.

The injured were admitted to a hospital.

According to the reports the mishap occurred when the mini bus tried to overtake a truck but rammed into the Punjab Roadways bus coming from opposite direction. The passengers in the mini bus were returning to Jalandhar after attending a religious function.

Behram police has registered a case against mini bus driver.

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