A private bus, with Congress workers from Zira on board,heading towards Chandigarh to attend the installation ceremony of new PPCC teamcollided head-on with another passenger bus near Janer village in Mogadistrict.
The impact of the accident was so powerful that a majorfront portion of private bus damaged in full, resulting in the death of fivepersons, including drivers of both the buses and injuring over 15 passengers,some of them seriously.
According to information, a private bus carrying Congressworkers to participate in the installation ceremony of the new PPCC team atChandigarh collided head-on with another passenger bus coming from Moga side.
Residents of nearby places rushed to the spot and startedrescuing the injured. District administration and police was informed and withthe help of ambulances, the injured were taken to the civil hospital in Moga.Doctors attending to the injured claimed that some of the passengers sustainserious injuries and the death toll is likely to rise.
Meanwhile Punjab Chief Minister tweets,” saddened tolearn of the bus accident in Moga district in which 3 Congress workers havereportedly died and many passengers are injured. Have directed DC Moga toimmediately provide full medical treatment to all the injured and to send areport to the government.