In Punjab, 3 passengers, including 2 women, were killed and 24 others injured when a state roadways bus they were travelling in rammed into a tree after skidding off the road in Sangrur this morning.

Out of the 24 injured, 15 have been referred to Government Hospital in Patiala. Locals joined the police and district administration in the rescue operation. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, while expressing grief over the loss of lives, has instructed the concerned to provide free treatment to the injured.