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5 of family killed in Ludhiana as car rams into electricity pole

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Chandigarh, September 6

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Five of a family were killed and another was seriously injured as a speeding car collided with a divider before ramming into an electricity pole in Ludhiana in the wee hours of Tuesday.

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The deceased have been identified as Rajesh; Sanjana, 30; Mahi, 5; Khushi, 3; and Jasmine.

Rajesh’s wife, Priya, has been admitted to the Christian Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana.

The family were returning home after attending a marriage. It was at around 2.45am that the speeding car collided with a divider and rammed into an electricity pole near Fortis Hospital on Chandigarh Road.

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The car was being driven by Rajesh who, along with the four others, died on the spot.

Jeevan Nagar, Focal Point, police post in-charge Gurmeet Singh said the car was speeding that led to the accident. The police have sent the bodies to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem.

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