Two killed, 12 others injured as Delhi-bound Volvo bus overturns near Sonepat

Police said the accident occurred around 5.30am when the bus driver tried to avoid colliding with a truck. The tyres of the bus hit iron rods on the roadside of a nearby construction site, which led to its overturning.

Two women passengers were killed and 12 others were injured when a private Volvo bus going from Amritsar to Delhi overturned on National Highway 1 near Rai town in Sonepat district on Wednesday morning.

More than 50 people were travelling in the bus. The injured were rushed to the government hospital in Sonepat. (Representational Photo)

Police said the accident occurred around 5.30am when the bus driver tried to avoid colliding with a truck. The tyres of the bus hit iron rods on the roadside of a nearby construction site, which led to its overturning.

More than 50 people were travelling in the bus. The injured were rushed to the government hospital in Sonepat.