Bus carrying migrants to Bihar overturns in Kurukshetra, 29 injured

KURUKSHETRA: A private bus carrying migrant labourers from Yamunanagar to Muzaffarpur district in Bihar met with an accident near Barshami village in Ladwa police station area of Kurukshetra district on Monday late evening, leaving 29 injured. The accident took place on Yamunanagar-Kurukshetra state highway (SH) 6 near when the bus overturned after the driver lost control of it while navigating a speed breaker.
Ladwa police station house officer (SHO) inspector Rajpal said, “A private bus bearing registration number of Rajasthan state overturned near Barshami village and 29 migrant labourers sustained injuries. Out of them, around four-five have grievous injuries. They were taken to a hospital, where they are being treated for their injuries. So far, no casualty has been reported in this accident. We suspect the driver was overspeeding and lost control of the while driving over a speed breaker. The bus overturned and in a field on the roadside.”
“There were women, children and men in the bus. We are identifying them and also recording their statements,”he added.
Sources said the bus also overloaded and the bus driver and conductor had charged Rs 2,100 per head for ferrying the migrants to Bihar.