3 killed, 3 injured as car, pick-up collide head-on in Mohali

Mohali, December 12

Three persons were killed and three others injured when the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a pick-up truck near a housing society in Sector 89 here around 3 pm today.

The deceased have been identified as Sarangpur residents Anuj Bansal (28), Kirti Gupta (24) and Navansh Gupta (6). Three others seriously inured have been identified as Usha Devi (68), Aina Gupta (2) and Raj Rani (68). The police said the injured were in coma and had been admitted to a hospital in Sohana. Eyewitnesses said such was the impact of the collision that the cylinder-laden pick-up truck overturned, throwing empty cylinders on the road. Panic gripped the area. The police said fortunately the cylinders were being transported for refilling. The driver of the pick-up truck also sustained injuries and has been admitted to the hospital.

Investigating officer SI Sanjay Singh said kin of the deceased were yet to record their statement. “Six members, including two children, living in the Green Valley housing society were coming from Lehragaga after attending the bhog of a relative. The accident took place around 3 pm,” he said. — TNS

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