10 dead as pvt mini-bus overturns in Dasuya

Atleast 10 people, including a three-year-old girl and her mother, were killed and 30 others were injured as a private mini bus overturned on Hajipur road in Dasuya subdivision of Hoshiarpur on Monday. Seven people died on the spot, while two persons succumbed to injuries during treatment at Dasuya civil hospital, officials said.

- Harpreet Kaur

Four critically injured have been referred to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Amritsar. When the bus flipped over in the middle of the road, a Maruti Alto coming from Dasuya rammed into it. The car driver survived with minor injuries. The bus was going from Talwara to Dasuya.

People from nearby areas pulled out some of the passengers but most were badly trapped and could be rescued only after the bus was erected with the help of JCB machines. On arrival in the civil hospital, seven passengers, including the child, were declared brought dead. Shortly after, another woman succumbed.