<p>The alertness and bravery of a bus driver saved several lives as terrorists launched an attack here in Punjab on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Punjab Roadways driver Nanak Chand did not panic even when the terrorists fired at the bus and instead scared the terrorists by driving towards them.<br /><br />As the terrorists, numbering four, moved back, the driver swerved the bus and drove it away.<br /><br />Since shots were fired at the bus, Nanak Chand drove it straight to a government hospital to get the injured passengers treated. He also called up the police to inform about the incident.<br /><br />"There were 75 passengers in the bus. I thought that it was important to save their lives. I did not stop the bus," Nanak Chand told journalists. The incident took place around 5.30 a.m. on Monday.<br /><br />"The driver's alertness saved several lives. Otherwise, the passengers could have been an easy target for the terrorists," said a Punjab Roadways general manager.Nanak Chand was not the only one to save lives.<br /><br />A major tragedy was averted nearby as alert villagers near Parmanand railway station spotted five bombs wired to a small bridge on the Amritsar-Pathankot railway section.<br /><br />The bombs were detected minutes before a passenger train was to cross the bridge. The train was stopped 200 metres from the bombs.<br /><br />Railway authorities stopped all trains on the section as the army and Punjab Armed Police bomb disposal squads were called to defuse the bombs.<br /><br />Seven people were killed when terrorists attacked Dinanagar town in Gurdaspur district early, sparking a gun battle with security forces that ended hours later. All terrorists were also killed. <br /><br />Kamal, a Dinanagar resident, told reporters: "The terrorists fired indiscriminately near the bus stand and then hijacked a Maruti car after injuring its driver. They later killed the dhaba owner and went towards the police station."<br /><br />He said since the attack took place early in the morning, not too many people were present at the bus stand. "Many lives got saved since the area was barren then."</p>
<p>The alertness and bravery of a bus driver saved several lives as terrorists launched an attack here in Punjab on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Punjab Roadways driver Nanak Chand did not panic even when the terrorists fired at the bus and instead scared the terrorists by driving towards them.<br /><br />As the terrorists, numbering four, moved back, the driver swerved the bus and drove it away.<br /><br />Since shots were fired at the bus, Nanak Chand drove it straight to a government hospital to get the injured passengers treated. He also called up the police to inform about the incident.<br /><br />"There were 75 passengers in the bus. I thought that it was important to save their lives. I did not stop the bus," Nanak Chand told journalists. The incident took place around 5.30 a.m. on Monday.<br /><br />"The driver's alertness saved several lives. Otherwise, the passengers could have been an easy target for the terrorists," said a Punjab Roadways general manager.Nanak Chand was not the only one to save lives.<br /><br />A major tragedy was averted nearby as alert villagers near Parmanand railway station spotted five bombs wired to a small bridge on the Amritsar-Pathankot railway section.<br /><br />The bombs were detected minutes before a passenger train was to cross the bridge. The train was stopped 200 metres from the bombs.<br /><br />Railway authorities stopped all trains on the section as the army and Punjab Armed Police bomb disposal squads were called to defuse the bombs.<br /><br />Seven people were killed when terrorists attacked Dinanagar town in Gurdaspur district early, sparking a gun battle with security forces that ended hours later. All terrorists were also killed. <br /><br />Kamal, a Dinanagar resident, told reporters: "The terrorists fired indiscriminately near the bus stand and then hijacked a Maruti car after injuring its driver. They later killed the dhaba owner and went towards the police station."<br /><br />He said since the attack took place early in the morning, not too many people were present at the bus stand. "Many lives got saved since the area was barren then."</p>