PRTC bus-mini truck collides in Jalandhar, 3 killed

August 19, 2025

Jalandhar, August 19: A horrific road accident took place near Mand village on Kapurthala Road in Jalandhar, Punjab, on Tuesday morning. Three people died on the spot in this. According to eyewitnesses, a speeding PRTC bus (government bus) was coming from the opposite direction and suddenly collided with a small mini truck coming from the front. The collision was so severe that the mini truck was shattered into pieces, and three people riding in it died on the spot.

The deceased have been identified as traders associated with Kapurthala Sabzi Mandi. It is being told that they were going towards Jalandhar with vegetables in the morning. Police of the Maqsudan police station had reached the crime scene for investigation.

A few hours after the accident, the police took the bus driver into custody, and he has been continuously questioned. The police is also trying to find out what was the exact cause of the accident.

As usual, they were coming to Jalandhar to buy vegetables.

As soon as the news of the accident spread, there was chaos in the area and a large number of people gathered at the spot. Angry family members and villagers staged a sit-in on the Kapurthala-Jalandhar road, blocking the road and demanding strict action against the guilty bus driver from the administration.

The deceased include Rakesh, son of Mohit, resident of Deep Nagar Colony (Kapurthala), Mukesh Kumar, son of Sudhir Singh, resident of New Sabzi Mandi (Kapurthala) and Ishwar Bind, son of Mahendra Bind, resident of New Sabzi Mandi (Kapurthala).

These three people used to sell vegetables in Kapurthala. Like every day, this morning they were also going to Jalandhar’s big market to buy vegetables. When they reached near the market, a bus coming from the front hit them. In which all three died.

Police reached the spot and pacified the situation.

As soon as the information was received, the police also reached the spot and tried to control the situation. Police officials tried to pacify the protesters and assured them that the matter will be thoroughly investigated.

There is a wave of mourning in the entire area due to this tragic accident. The family members are crying inconsolably. The villagers say that accidents have been happening on this road for a long time, but the administration is not taking any concrete steps in this regard.

SHO said- Driver taken into custody.

SHO of Maqsudan police station Bikram Singh said that we were informed in the morning that a mini elephant and a bus had collided. After reaching the crime scene, the bodies were taken into custody. All three bodies were to be sent to Civil Hospital Jalandhar for postmortem, but the families kept the bodies on the road and started a sit-in protest.

However, now the bus driver has been taken into custody, and he is being questioned. PRTC officials have also reached the spot, who are talking to the relatives of the deceased. At present it is not clear what was the real cause of the accident. Further action will be taken in the case after questioning the driver. At present there is no clear information about how many passengers were in the bus, action will be taken immediately on the basis of the statement written by the family.