Barnala: Four persons were killed and one is critically injured when a bus collided with a car near Ghunas village in Barnala district on Saturday.
Two numberdars, one panch and a former panch were among the dead.
They were going to Rampura to attend a bhog ceremony at the residence of Rajvir Singh, Patwari, of their village.
The injured has been admitted to a private hospital in Barnala.
The bus driver and conductor fled the spot.
SSP Susheel Kumar said the bus has been impounded and raids were on to arrest them.