Car swept away, 6 of family rescued

Tribune News Service

Hoshiarpur, September 24

Three vehicles were swept away in the district on Monday, but all persons on board were rescued. In one of the incidents, a Swift car with six members of a family on board was washed away in an overflowing “choe” in Garhshankar. The family was returning after buying medicines for a five-day-old baby.

The car got stuck in bushes, but with the help of villagers the members of the family were rescued.

Balwinder Singh Mahi, his wife Rajwinder Kaur, daughter Avneet Kaur, Taranjit Kaur and Rajwinder’s sister Sudesh had gone to hospital for the baby’s check-up. They were returning home when the incident took place. A biker following them reportedly saw this happen and called out for help. The five-day-old baby was the first one to be rescued.

In another incident, a mini-bus of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya got trapped in a flooded road at Jhawan village near Tanda. The driver lost control of the bus that had seven to eight girls on board. The villagers came to their rescue, opened the door and got all of them out.

Near Jehan Khelan village, a driver of a private bus ferrying passengers lost control of the vehicle on a slippery road. In all, six persons were hurt. Villagers called the ‘108’ ambulance service and the passengers were taken to the Civil Hospital here.

The bus was en route Hoshiarpur. The bus driver said he lost control as the bus hit a deep trench on the road, which he could not see due to heavy rainfall. All victims are reportedly stable.

Former minister Tikshan Sud visited the injured persons in the hospital.