In a tragic incident, one person was killed and two others sustained injuries after a private bus travelling from Haridwar to Jammu met with an accident in Punjab's Ludhiana on Tuesday. The bus was en route when the incident occurred, causing panic among the passengers. The exact cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, but the authorities are working to ensure the safety of all passengers.
Eight devotees killed, 10 injured
Earlier in the day, at least eight people were killed and 10 others injured after a truck hit a stationary vehicle carrying devotees in Haryana's Jind district. The accident occurred past midnight in Bidharana village on the Hisar-Chandigarh national highway when the devotees were travelling from Kurukshetra district to a temple at Gogamedi in Rajasthan, police said.
The truck, bearing a Rajasthan registration number, was loaded with wooden logs when it hit the stationary vehicle. SHO of Sadar Narwana police station Kuldeep said. The police officer said the injured were taken to hospitals at Narwana in Jind and later referred to Agroha in Hisar. The injured are out of danger, he added. A case has been registered and the truck has been impounded, police said.
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