Our Correspondent
Tanda Urmar (Hoshiarpur), February 26
One person was killed and six were seriously injured in two separate road accidents today.
The first accident occurred near Harsipind village in which the scooter rider from Harsipind Nirmal Kumar son of Buta Ram was killed when a tractor-trailer hit his scooter. The other person with him, Desraj also a resident of Harisipind was seriously injured. Both were working as pump operators on contractual basis in the water supply department. The Tanda police have started the investigation.
The second incident happened near Khakhan village on National Highway when an SUV hit a truck from behind and stuck beneath it. The family in the SUV was going from Delhi to Gurdaspur for a cremation. The family members were taken out of the car with the help of passers-by and were sent to the government hospital Tanda. Those travelling in the SUV were Vikram Singh, his wife Gurinder Kaur, daughter Dhruprit Kaur (18), Harleen Kaur (15) and son Jaspreet Singh (10). The condition of Harleen Kaur and Jaspreet Singh has been reported to be critical.
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