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Punjab: At least eight passengers dead as bus falls into canal in Muktsar
Updated On: 19 September, 2023 05:41 PM IST | Chandigarh | mid-day online correspondent
At least eight passengers died after a private bus fell into the Sirhind feeder canal in Punjab`s Muktsar district on Tuesday
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At least eight passengers died after a private bus fell into the Sirhind feeder canal in Punjab`s Muktsar district on Tuesday. According to the officials, the bus was carrying around 35 passengers, when the incident occurred. The bus was going from Muktsar to Kotkapura.
The incident took place near Jhabelwali village on the Muktsar-Kotkapura road. "The bus skidded off the road when brakes were applied," the official said, adding it was raining at the time of the incident.
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