Big Breaking: 4 killed, several injured as Tirath Yatra bus collides with another bus in Tarn Taran
Babushahi Bureau
Tarn Taran (Punjab), November 14, 2026: Four people were reported killed and several others injured after a pilgrimage bus operating under the Punjab government’s Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Yojna collided with another bus near Naushehra Pannuan on National Highway-54 in Tarn Taran district on Saturday.
The accident took place when a bus carrying pilgrims from Amritsar reportedly lost control while attempting to avoid a motorcycle-borne couple. It crossed over to the opposite side of the road and collided with a bus approaching from the Moga side.
Deputy Commissioner Dr Nirmal initially confirmed two deaths and said four to five injured passengers were in serious condition at Civil Hospital, while around a dozen others were receiving treatment. Subsequent media reports put the death toll at four, although casualty figures were not consistent across reports.
The woman riding the motorcycle was also reported to be among those killed.
Around a dozen ambulances were deployed for rescue operations. Police and emergency teams reached the accident site and shifted the injured to hospitals for treatment.
Senior Superintendent of Police Surinder Lamba said rescue operations began immediately after the police received information about the collision.
Further details, including the final casualty count and the identities of the victims, were awaited.