15 hurt in separate mishaps

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, February 11

As many as 15 persons were injured in three road accidents that took place due to dense fog in different parts of the district this morning. Three persons suffered injuries in a pile-up involving many vehicles on National Highway No.54 near the local District Administrative Complex (DAC).

According to information, a Punjab Roadways bus going from Moga to Amritsar rammed the rear of a stationary truck followed by four more vehicles, including a PRTC bus. Three persons were injured in the accident. One of them fractured his leg.

ASI Surjit Singh, investigating officer, posted with the Sarhali police station, said on the complaint of Lakhbir Singh, driver of the bus of Moga depot, the police initiated further proceedings.

The ASI said two cars had a head-on collision with each other near the Usman toll plaza on the national highway in which three persons were also injured.

In the third road accident that took place on the Amritsar-Khemkaran National Highway near Gaggobua village, a rashly driven Innova car (PB-02 BU-2913) had a head-on collision with a four wheeler (popularly known as Chhota Hathi). The nine persons travelling in it were injured and admitted to the Civil Hospital where their condition is stated to be stable.

They were going from their Dall village to Amritsar to attend a function.