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3 Congress workers, on way to Navjot Sidhu event, killed in bus accident

ByHarmandeep Singh
Jul 23, 2021 11:36 AM IST

The victims were supporters of Zira MLA Kulbir Singh Zira and were on their way to Chandigarh when their bus collided with another one in Moga town

Three Congress workers headed for Chandigarh to attend the swearing in ceremony of Navjot Singh Sidhu as Punjab unit chief were killed and more than 10 were injured when two buses collided at Lohara Chowk in Moga on the Jalandhar-Barnala road on Friday morning.

The buses that collided at Lohara Chowk in Moga on Friday morning, claiming the lives of there Congress activists and leaving at least 10 injured. (HT Photo)
The buses that collided at Lohara Chowk in Moga on Friday morning, claiming the lives of there Congress activists and leaving at least 10 injured. (HT Photo)

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Police said the accident took place around 7.30am and the injured were rushed to the civil hospital in Moga. Senior medical officer (SMO) Dr Sukhpreet Brar said: “Three people have died so far. The condition of some the injured is critical due to the impact of the collision.”

The victims are supporters of Congress MLA Kulbir Singh Zira and were headed from Zira, 15km from Moga, to the Punjab Congress Bhawan in Chandigarh for the installation ceremony of the state Congress committee.

The Punjab Roadways bus with which their vehicle collided was going towards Jalandhar.

Condoling the deaths, chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh tweeted: “Saddened to learn of the bus accident in Moga district in which three Congress workers have died and many are injured. Have directed the Moga DC to immediately provide full medical treatment to the injured and to send a report to the government.”

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