Two killed as cars collide on Ambala highway
Both Hisar residents died on the spot near Lalru
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Two persons were killed in a head-on collision between two cars on the Chandigarh-Ambala national highway near Sarsini, Lalru, here around 8 am today.
The deceased, Raja Ram (65) and Sandeep Kumar (35), both residents of Hisar, died on the spot. Mandeep Singh sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32.
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According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred when one of the car drivers tried to avoid a collision with a pick-up truck. The front portions of both cars were completely mangled. Passersby extricated the victims from the damaged cars with great difficulty.
Meanwhile, the police shifted the bodies to the mortuary of the Dera Bassi Sub-Divisional Hospital. They said said the statements of the victims’ relatives would be recorded once they arrive here.
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