Mangled remains of a bus lies on a roadside after overturned, killing at least six people and injuring 21 others among devotees who were returning from Anandpur Sahib, in Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab on April 15, 2026.
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A bus carrying devotees from Anandpur Sahib overturned in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib, killing six people and injuring 21 others, police said on Wednesday (April 15, 2026).
The accident occurred near Himmatpura on the Morinda-Chunni road in the Bassi Pathana area at around 10 p.m. on Tuesday (April 14, 2026) when the devotees — all residents of Main Majri in Fatehgarh Sahib — were returning from Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district after paying obeisance on the occasion of Baisakhi.
Prima facie, it appears that the vehicle developed some malfunction, Fatehgarh Sahib Senior Superintendent of Police Shubham Aggarwal said.
Published – April 15, 2026 11:51 am IST
