Karnal, April 10 -- At least 12 persons including the driver and passengers received serious injuries as a Punjab Roadways bus rammed into a crane on NH-44 near Madhuban on the outskirts of Karnal town on Tuesday night.

The bus was going from New Delhi to Ludhiana and had just crossed Bastada toll plaza on the highway, when the incident happened.

Eyewitnesses said that the driver, Mahender Singh, was stuck in the bus and he was badly injured, while the passengers in front also received injuries due to the impact.

Drivers and commuters in other vehicles gathered in large numbers to rescue the driver and other injured passengers, as the cops also arrived at the site.

The accident led to a huge traffic jam and vehicles were stuck for sev...