Around 35 passengers of an Ambala-bound Punjab Roadway bus had a narrow escape after the vehicle’s rear tyre burst on the National Highway near Khanna on Sunday evening.
A woman passenger, identified as Manpreet Kaur, 24, of Amloh, suffered a fracture in the incident. She was sitting on the seat above the tyre. She was rushed to the Khanna civil hospital.
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Passengers said the tyre burst took place minutes after the bus left the Khanna bus stand. The driver, however, managed to control the vehicle, thus preventing a major tragedy. The passengers were later sent to their destination in other buses.