19-year-old crushed under bus in Hisar

The deceased, Manisha, was a student of Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology. As per the police, the woman fell out of the bus window soon after she boarded. After the mishap, students blocked the Hisar-Chandigarh national highway demanding action against the driver

A 19-year-old woman died after she fell off a Haryana roadways bus and was crushed under its wheels, in Hisar’s Barwala on Monday. The deceased, Manisha, was a student of Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology. As per the police, the woman fell out of the bus window soon after she boarded. After the mishap, students blocked the Hisar-Chandigarh national highway demanding action against the driver. HTC

A 19-year-old woman died after she fell off a Haryana roadways bus and was crushed under its wheels, in Hisar’s Barwala on Monday. (stock image)

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