A road accident occurred near the Markanda bridge on National Highway-44 near Shahabad in Kurukshetra, Haryana. An Indo-Canadian bus traveling from Delhi to Jammu collided with a trailer moving ahead of it.

Passengers evacuated safely

At the time of the incident, 40 to 50 passengers were aboard the bus. Following the accident, the passengers were safely evacuated through the emergency exit of the bus. Passengers sustained minor injuries in this collision.

Conflicting claims over accident

Passengers accused the bus driver, Santokh Singh, of driving at a high speed and with negligence. Meanwhile, the driver claimed that the trailer driver suddenly applied brakes, which led to the collision.