Mandi, June 20
Six persons were killed and 22 injured, some of them seriously, when a private bus collided head on with an HRTC bus at Banala, 2 km from Aut on the National Highway-21, today. One of the buses fell on the banks of the Beas.
An official told this reporter that five persons died on the spot while a three-year-old child of Rohanda village succumbed to injuries at the adjoining health sub-centre. According to eyewitnesses both drivers were driving rashly.
Mr Mahashwar Singh, member Parliament, has conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families.
District officials have rushed to the site with a team of doctors. Medical aid has also been rushed from the adjoining Kulu district.
Six persons were killed and 22 injured, some of them seriously, when a private bus collided head on with an HRTC bus at Banala, 2 km from Aut on the National Highway-21, today. One of the buses fell on the banks of the Beas.
An official told this reporter that five persons died on the spot while a three-year-old child of Rohanda village succumbed to injuries at the adjoining health sub-centre. According to eyewitnesses both drivers were driving rashly.
Mr Mahashwar Singh, member Parliament, has conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families.
District officials have rushed to the site with a team of doctors. Medical aid has also been rushed from the adjoining Kulu district.
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