Man dies, wife critically injured as bus hits bike, driver, conductor flee

A motorcyclist 4was killed and his wife, who was riding pillion, sustained critical injuries when a bus hit their motorcycle before Balbir Palace near village Rihana Jattan on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road on Monday.

The deceased, identified as Amarjit Singh (31), a resident of village Nasirabad, was going to Mehtiana along with his wife Anita Rani on a motorcycle, when a speeding bus coming from the opposite side collided with their bike.

Amarjit fell and was crushed under the wheels of the bus leading to his death on the spot. Anita sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a hospital in Hoshiarpur, where her condition remains critical.

Jasbir Singh, uncle of Amarjit, alleged that the locals repeatedly called the police but no officers arrived at the scene for several hours.

Outraged by the delay, residents blocked the Hoshiarpur-Phagwara road, demanding immediate action against the bus driver and accountability for the police negligence.

The protesters raised slogans against the police, causing traffic to halt for nearly two hours.

DSP, Phagwara, Bharat Bhushan and SHO Balwinder Singh Bhullar later arrived on the spot and assured the family of swift action. The protesters, thereafter, lifted the blockade and traffic was restored after two hours.

The police have sent Amarjit’s body to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem. SHO Bhullar confirmed that a case has been registered against the bus driver based on eyewitness accounts.

Amarjit, the only son of his parents, is survived by his wife, a nine-year-old daughter and his elderly parents.