Overview

• The private bus, carrying 36 passengers, was traveling from Muktsar to Amritsar when it fell into a drain from a 10-foot-high bridge on Tuesday morning.
• Officials reported five fatalities, while 26 passengers sustained injuries; two of the injured have been referred to a hospital in Amritsar for advanced treatment.
• Eyewitness accounts suggest the bus collided with a truck before the driver lost control, causing it to plunge into the drain.
• Rescue operations are underway, with efforts focused on retrieving the bus and ensuring medical care for the injured at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital in Faridkot.
• Faridkot Police have advised travelers to use alternative routes as traffic on the Faridkot-Kotkapura road remains disrupted.