Dera Bassi, September 15
A man died in a bus-tractor collision at the Bhankharpur Ghaggar bridge on the Chandigarh-Ambala national highway here today.
The deceased has been identified as Shaturghan Patel (22), a native of Bihar, currently residing in Mubarikpur. He is survived by his wife and three children.
Patel, who worked as a labourer, was going to Zirakpur on a tractor to bring a machine. When the tractor reached the Ghaggar bridge, a private bus hit it from behind at 4.30 am. Patel fell on the road and came under the wheels of the bus. He died on the spot. The tractor driver was injured in the accident. — TNS
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