3 missing PRTC buses in Himachal: Fourth found with driver’s body in Beas river
Himachal News: Out of the four buses that reached Himachal Pradesh from Punjab on the day of the natural disaster, the state government has located 3 buses. Meanwhile, sad news has also come out. The fourth bus from Chandigarh to Manali has been found in Beas in which the body of the driver has also been found, while the conductor is still missing.
The Punjab government has launched a rescue operation after the information of the bus.
According to the information received, pepsu road transport corporation (PRTC) bus PB65 BB 4893 left for Manali from Sector 43 of Chandigarh at 2.30 pm on Sunday. This bus was to reach Manali by 3 am, but due to heavy rains it could not reach Manali. After this, an attempt was made to contact the conductor and driver of the bus, but failed.
There were 8 passengers including the conductor.
After receiving information about the devastation in Himachal, the bus conductor and driver were contacted on the phone, but they were also closed. How many passengers were present in the bus can not be estimated right now. But according to the tickets issued from Chandigarh, 8 passengers including the conductor can be in the bus.
The driver’s body found
The Punjab government has carried out a rescue operation and recovered the body of the driver of the bus. The body will be handed over to the family after postmortem. Not only this, the PRTC bus union has demanded compensation for the family from minister Laljit Singh Bhullar. At the same time, Minister Bhullar has also expressed grief over this incident.