FAZILKA -- A total of 13 teachers, including four women were killed in a collision between the vehicle they were travelling in and a truck over dense fog on Fazilka-Jalalabad road on Friday, police said.
The police said the teachers were on their way to duty and that the cause of the mishap was poor visibility due to dense fog.
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh condoled the deaths.
In his condolence message, Singh said it was a sad moment and his heart went out to the bereaved families.
The Congress leader also asked the state government to change the school timings in order to ensure that 'school teachers, students and other staff are not exposed to the risk of such accidents due to fog'.
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Open Image ModalJayalalithaa with former prime minister Indira Gandhi in New Delhi on 21 April 1984. (credit:Mint via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalJ Jayalalithaa in New Delhi on 9 April 1984. (credit:Mint via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalFile photo of Jayalalithaa, first female Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, attending an event in New Delhi. (credit:BCCL)
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Open Image ModalTamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa with former prime minister Narasimha Rao in New Delhi on 16 July 1991. (credit:Mint via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalJayalalithaa with BJP Leader LK Advani the at National Integration Council Meeting in New Delhi on 2 November 1991. (credit:Mint via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalAIADMK leader Jayalalithaa during press conference in New Delhi on 7 April 1989. (credit:Mint via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalJ Jayalalithaa with former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in New Delhi on 6 April 1989. (credit:Mint via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalCongress president Sonia Gandhi welcoming AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa at her residence in New Delhi on 15 April 1999. (credit:Mint via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalJ Jayalalithaa with former prime minister Narasimha Rao in New Delhi on 16 July 1991. (credit:Mint via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalFormer defence minister Sharad Pawar and Jayalalithaa in New Delhi on 10 February 1992. (credit:BCCL)
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Open Image ModalJ Jayalalithaa with an infant in Chennai on 19 May 1995. (credit:Mint via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalFormer prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa in New Delhi on 30 January 1999. (credit:Mint via Getty Images)