Eighteen people were injured when Haryana Roadways buses crashed into a parked truck in the Punjab in Dera Bassi

Eighteen people were injured when Haryana Roadways buses crashed into a parked truck in the Punjab in Dera Bassi

Eighteen people were injured when Haryana Roadways buses crashed into a parked truck in the Punjab in Dera Bassi

Dera Bassi : Eight people were injured in a bus-truck collision near Dera Bassi on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway in the wee hours of Monday.

The injured were rushed to the Dera Bassi hospital from where six patients with serious injuries were referred to Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh. Two patients were discharged after the first aid, said Dera Bassi SMO Sangeeta Jain.

Dera Bassi SHO Kamal Juneja said, ''The incident took place around 3.20 am when a Haryana Roadways bus of Gurugram depot rammed into a stationary truck on the highway. Police have impounded the vehicles and are investigating.''

The left front side of the bus was badly damaged.