Hoshiarpur, February 8 Four people were injured after a private bus collided with a truck carrying timber on the Jalandhar-Jammu National Highway early Sunday, police said.
According to police, the bus driver remained trapped inside the mangled vehicle and was rescued after nearly three hours of effort using a cutter.
The accident occurred near Unchi Bassi, about 50 km from Hoshiarpur, when the bus carrying around 46 passengers was en route to Jammu from Delhi.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Mohinder Singh of the Dasuya police station said that traffic had been diverted to a one-way stretch as the bridge near Unchi Bassi had slightly sunk and repair work was ongoing.
The truck rammed into the bus, causing it to mount the bridge parapet, he said, adding that many passengers were asleep at the time of the collision.
Locals and a police team went to the spot and rescued the injured, who were then taken to the civil hospital in Dasuya, he added.
After nearly three hours of effort, the bus driver, who was trapped inside the mangled vehicle, was rescued, police said.