5 injured as speeding car rams tree in Ludhiana

LUDHIANA: About five youngsters suffered injuries after their speeding car ran into a tree in Sarabha Nagar on Tuesday morning.
The incident, which took place outside the house of MLA Kuldeep Singh Vaid around 6.15am, has been captured on CCTV cameras installed near the spot.
Following the crash, passersby rushed the injured to hospitals and called the police. The CCTV cameras’ footage showed the speeding red car coming from BRS Nagar bridge side and going towards Durga Mata Mandi, Sarabha Nagar.
“The injured are admitted to different hospitals. As we have received information from one hospital only, one of the youngsters has been identified. He is a 15-year-old and resident of Sargodha Colony. He is unfit to give a statement. We are yet to collect details on the others,” said Jatinder Chopra, assistant commissioner of police (Civil Lines) .