3 cars, truck damaged in pile-up near Lalru

Tribune News Service

Lalru, November 7

Three cars and a truck were damaged in a high speed pile-up near the Lalru bridge this afternoon. A woman suffered serious injuries and was rushed to the GMCH, Sector 32, for treatment. The freak accident led to a long traffic jam and movement of vehicles was affected for more than half an hour on the main Chandigarh-Ambala highway around 12.30 pm.

Eyewitnesses said the accident took place after one of the vehicle drivers applied sudden brakes near the bridge following which vehicles coming from behind crashed into each other. A truck and three cars were badly damaged while several passengers received minor injuries. One of the three women in a car suffered serious injuries and had to be rushed to the hospital.

The Lalru police visited the spot. The police are investigating the matter. The accident led to a traffic jam and a serpentine queue of vehicles could be seen for more than a kilometre.

“It was a freak incident and it happened so fast that no one got time to avert the accident. It is a big relief that no casualty took place. Many passengers in the car received minor injuries. Three cars were badly damaged as a truck hit them from behind. The area is accident prone as vehicles move at a high speed. Signboards need to be installed near the bridge to caution drivers,” said a local resident.