While media persons had conversation with the police, the officials noted that the bus driver had been trapped inside the vehicle. He reportedly was taken out after nearly three hours.
A private bus on early Sunday collided with a timber-laden truck on the Jalandhar-Jammu National Highway. Four people have been injured in the incident.
While media persons had conversation with the police, the officials noted that the bus driver had been trapped inside the vehicle. He reportedly was taken out after nearly three hours. He was rescued using the cutter.
The reports claim that an accident occurred near Unchi Bassi, around 50 km from Hoshiarpur, the bus was enroute to Jammu from Delhi. The bus reportedly was carrying 46 passengers.
Assistant Sub-Inspector of Dasuya Police Station, Mohinder Singh added that traffic had been diverted to a one-way stretch as the bridge near Unchi Bassi has slightly sunk and repair work was ongoing.
The truck reportedly rammed into the bus. Passengers in the bus were asleep while the collision occurred. Locals and a police team went to the spot and rescued the injured, who were shifted to the civil hospital in Dasuya, he added.
After nearly three hours of effort, the bus driver, who was trapped inside the mangled vehicle, was pulled, police said.
