One person died, 16 injured in accidents caused by dense fog

On Friday, a PRTC bus conductor was killed and 16 people injured in two accidents due to poor visibility due to thick fog on the Sangrur-Barnala highway near Bahadurpur village.

In the first accident, a PRTC bus traveling from Sangrur to Bathinda hit a tractor-trailer as the driver did not see the tractor in front of him. As a result of the accident, the bus conductor died on the spot.

The second accident occurred when an ambulance from Mastuana Sahib reached the spot and took the injured to Sangrur Civil Hospital. Again, due to poor visibility, the truck hit the ambulance, injuring two people.

The deceased conductor was identified as Ramandeep Singh (32), a resident of Malout in Muktsar district. Dr Baljit Singh, SMO, Civil Hospital, Sangrur, said 15 injured persons were discharged after first aid.