One dead, 15 injured in bus-truck collision in Mandi

Tribune News Service

Mandi, October 14

One person was killed, while 15 passengers have been injured in a bus-truck collision inside Aut tunnel on Chandigarh-Manali highway in Mandi district on Thursday evening.

According to police, a Punjab Roadways bus collided with a truck coming from opposite site inside tunnel.

Mandi SP Shalini Agnihotri said one passenger died and 15 persons have been reportedly injured. Police teams and ambulance have been mobilised.

The SP added that detailed information is awaited. The injured are being transported to a nearby hospital.

Due to this incident, a traffic jam was reported in the area. The police are trying to regulate the traffic in the area to clear the traffic jam.