Patiala, Nov. 1 -- A man lost his life and 10 others were injured after a Punjab Roadways bus and a truck collided head-on near Tricone City on Sirhind Road in Patiala early Friday morning. Bus conductor Anmolak Singh, 45, a resident of Bithwa village in Gurdaspur, died on the spot after being trapped in the wreckage. The drivers of both vehicles were among the injured. Police said the collision occurred around 7 am when the bus heading from Patiala to Ludhiana crashed into a truck coming from the opposite direction.

The impact was so severe that both vehicles overturned, leaving their front portions completely damaged. The conductor, seated beside the driver, was trapped inside the mangled remains of the bus. A police team, led by SHO G...