Three youths killed as car rams into truck parked on Jalandhar-Amritsar highway

Three youths were killed in a gruesome road accident on the Jalandhar-Amritsar highway on Saturday morning after their car rammed into a tipper truck parked on the roadside.

The accident took place outside Bal Hospital in the Maqsudan area. According to preliminary information, the speeding car collided with the stationary tipper truck after the driver apparently spotted the vehicle too late.

The impact was so severe that the car was completely mangled, with its front portion crushed beyond recognition. One of the deceased has been identified as Ramu.

Metal fragments from the wreckage were scattered across the road, while the force of the collision left the car’s front section severely crushed, making it difficult to retrieve the bodies.

Soon after news of the accident spread, people gathered at the spot. An investigating officer said the Swift car rammed into the rear of the parked tipper truck, killing all three occupants on the spot. He said the tipper truck driver was absconding but would be arrested soon.

The officer added that the car’s registration number had been traced to the Lamma Pind area of Jalandhar and that the registered address was being verified. Further action would be taken after completion of the investigation, he said.