Bus dashes against wall, 15 injured near Lambagaon

Palampur, April 14

At least 15 persons were injured, three of them seriously, when a private bus met with an accident near Lambagaon, 40 km from here, this afternoon.

Reports said that there was a function in the village and local residents hired a school bus for immersing the idols of Shiva and Parbati in the Beas after the function. The bus was carrying 30 persons.

A police officer from Lambagaon police station told Tribune that when villagers were returning after immersing idols when the driver of the bus lost control and the bus dashed against a wall, injuring 15 persons. The condition of three persons is stated to be serious. A police case has been registered. — OC