On Monday afternoon in Batala, a bus lost control and severely collided with a shed, killing four people, including a child, and critically injuring more than 15 people. Reports said the bus driver, who is among the deceased, was trying to avoid a scooter. The bus reportedly tore through the cemented roof of a bus stand shed at the turn of Shahabad village on Kadian road and crashed through to the shed’s other side. The deceased have not been identified yet — their bodies have been placed in the Batala mortuary. The injured were rushed to Civil Hospital, Batala. Batala police have reached the spot and relief operations are underway.
