Passenger killed as bus collides with tanker
Mohali, Nov. 7 -- A passenger was killed and several others, including the bus driver and conductor, were injured after a private bus travelling from Dharamshala to Delhi collided with a tanker near Alamgir cut in Lalru around 4am on Wednesday.
The bus was carrying 37 passengers at the time.
The deceased, identified as Vijay Kanojia, a resident of Dharamshala, succumbed to his injuries during treatment at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, Chandigarh.
According to the complaint lodged by the bus conductor, the private bus (DL-01-PE-0473) had departed from Dharamshala for Delhi at around 9.45pm on November 3.
When it reached near Alamgir cut, a tanker was moving ahead of it. The tanker driver allegedly took a turn towards the wrong side without warning which led to the crash.
A case under Sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 106(1) (causing the death of any person by rash or negligent driving), 125(A)/125(B) (rash or negligent acts endangering human life) and 324(5) (mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered against the unidentified tanker driver at the Lalru police station....
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