Truck rams into bus on Yamuna Nagar-Panchkula highway; seven dead, four injured

Ambala (Haryana), March 4: In a tragic incident on the Yamuna Nagar-Panchkula highway in Haryana's Ambala, at least seven were killed and four others were injured after a trailer truck rammed into a bus from behind.

According to the police, the accident took place under the limits of Shahzadpur Police Station on Friday. The injured persons were rushed to a nearby hospital, police said on Saturday.

Giving details of the accident, Bir Bahan, Shahzadpur Police Station SHO said that a loaded trailer truck rammed into the bus moving ahead of it from behind.

"Prima facie it appears that the truck driver dozed off on the wheels and ended up ramming into the bus," he said. He further added that the accident was so fierce that the trailer truck overturned on the wrong side.

Further investigation into the accident is underway.

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