Ludhiana, Dec. 12 -- A man died and six others sustained severe injuries after a private bus, while exiting the bus stand flyover, rammed into multiple vehicles and pedestrians before coming to a halt atop a traffic island near Amar Shaheed Sukhdev Interstate Bus Terminal (ISBT) on Thursday afternoon. After the incident, the driver fled from the spot leaving the vehicle on the spot.

The injured were rushed to a hospital in different vehicles. A heavy traffic jam was witnessed after the mishap. The police removed the vehicles with the help of a crane and restored the flow of traffic on the stretch.

The deceased has been identified as Vinod, 50, of Nirmal Nagar. Among the injured were Santosh Rani, 49, her daughter Mehak, 22, Sangrur resi...