8 students among 9 mowed down by truck in Bathinda

News, Punjab

Bathinda: Eight students, waiting by the side to catch a bus after their vehicle met with an accident, were among nine mowed down by a speeding truck near Chetak Park on Bathinda-Chandigarh road today, police said.

A lady teacher was also killed in a bus-minibus collision, they said. The eight students and a female government employee were initially travelling in a state transport bus. However, the bus was involved in an accident with a mini bus.