Kurukshetra, Jul 23 (PTI) Two persons were killed and as many were injured in a head-on collision between a car and a bus on the Kurukshetra-Pehowa road here on Wednesday, police said.
The accident occurred when the bus en route to Pehowa from Kurukshetra veered onto the opposite side of the road while attempting to overtake a group of kanwariyas, Investigating Officer Sandeep Singh from the Kurukshetra University Police Station said.
The car coming from the opposite direction and heading towards Karnal collided with the bus, he added.
Police said the impact was so severe that the front of the car was completely smashed, killing both the occupants inside the vehicle.
Locals rushed to the scene and helped rescue the injured from the mangled vehicle. A person who was critically injured has been referred to Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh for further treatment.
A passenger in the bus who also sustained minor injuries is recovering at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital in Kurukshetra, police said. PTI COR SUN OZ OZ
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