Eight passengers died after a privatꦉe bus carrying around 35 people fell into the Sirhind feeder canal in Muktsar district on Tuesday, officials said.
The incident took place near Jhabelwali village on the Muktsar-Kotkapura road after ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚthe bus skidded off the road when brakes were applied, they said, adding it was raining at the time o⭕f the incident.
A team of the Nati🔴onal Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been called for the rescue operation. The bus was going from Muktsar to Kotkapura.
According to Muktsar Deputy Commissioner Ruhee Dugg, it is feared that some passengers might have been swept away by the꧋ strong current of water in the canal. Eff🎐orts are on to locate them, Dugg said.
The deputy commissioner said the bus has been taken out of the canal with the help of a crane 🉐and some injured passengers🌌 have been shifted to a hospital.
Dugg said according to the bus operator, the total number of ജpassengers in the bus could be around♏ 35.
After the accident too꧅k place, villagers came forward to rescue the passenge🃏rs.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said teams of district administrati🍷on were on the spot, adding that he was getting regular updates about the rescue operation.
