14 killed, 20 injured in a bus accident

At least 14 passengers died and 20 others were seriously injured on Friday when the private bus in which they were travelling slid off the road and dashed against a tree near village Behram, police said.

The bus was on its way from Nawanshahr to Jalandhar at the time of the accident, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Snehdeep Sharma said.

He said that the bus was passing through a deep curve when it slid off the road and dashed into a tree. The injured had been hospitalised.

Police is investigating the cause behind the accident, he added.