6 Devotees Dead, 21 Injured as Bus Overturns in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib
Chandigarh: A bus carrying devotees in Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab overturned while returning from Anandpur Sahib, killing six people and injuring 21 others, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place near Himmatpura in Morinda-Chunni road area in Bassi Pathana, around 10 pm on Tuesday, when the devotees – all residents of Main Majri in Fatehgarh Sahib – were returning from Anandpur Sahib. Rupnagar district after paying obeisance on the occasion of Baisakhi.
The police official said that the bus overturned due to a malfunction.
Fategarh Sahib Deputy Superintendent of Police Raj Kumar said that six people, including a woman, died and 21 people were injured in the incident.
Police reported that the injured were taken to surrounding hospitals.
