5 killed in collision between 2 cars in Kurukshetra      

Five people died in a head-on collision between two cars on the Kaithal-Kurukshetra road, 8 kilometres from here, on Monday morning, police said.

Adarsh police station SHO Dinesh Singh said the accident occurred around 7 am near Ghararsi village and is believed to have been caused by over-speeding.

He said the impact was so severe that both the vehicles were completely mangled. Locals had to cut open the car doors to rescue those trapped inside.

One of the cars carrying six passengers from Bubka village in Ambala was badly damaged. Five of its occupants died on the spot, police said.

The deceased were identified as Praveen, Pawan, Rajendra, Urmila and Suman.

Another passenger, 18-year-old Vanshika, sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment.

Four people travelling in the other car were also injured.

They were identified as Santosh (45), Rishipal (55), Leela Devi (52) and Praveen (40). They were on their way to Mulana in Ambala for medical treatment.

It is learnt that Leela Devi had recently undergone a surgery and was being taken for follow-up.

The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem, and the injured were rushed to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital, police said. With PTI