Tragedy in Punjab’s Muktsar: Bus plunge into canal, claims lives of 2 passengers

Muktsar Sub-divisional Magistrate Kanwarjeet Singh confirmed the death of two persosn over the phone.

Chandigarh: Two passengers died after a private bus fell into a canal near Jhabelwali village on the Muktsar-Kotkapura road in Muktsar district on Tuesday, officials said.

Muktsar Sub-divisional Magistrate Kanwarjeet Singh confirmed the death of two persosn over the phone.

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A rescue operation is underway to take out rest of the passengers from the bus, said a police officer.

The bus was going from Muktsar to Kotkapura when the accident took place, said officials.