Five killed, 5 hurt in 3 road accidents in Hoshiarpur district

Hoshiarpur, November 9

Five persons were killed while five others were injured in various road accidents in the district in the last 24 hours.

Mandeep Singh of Basi Kalan in his complaint said his brother Hardeep Singh, along with a friend Sandeep Singh of Handowal, was on a bike, when a vehicle hit them, seriously injuring them. They were taken to the Civil Hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead.

In another case, Paramjit Singh of Bainsatani village said his uncle Mahinder Singh was hit by a car on Tanda Road. Due to a deep head injury he died. A case was registered. In the third case, Gurdev Singh of Puar village said his brother-in-law’s son Lakhwinder Singh’s bike collided with a car parked wrongly. He died at a hospital. Meanwhile, a devotee returning from Chintpurni was killed and five others critically injured on the Hoshiarpur-Phagwara road. The police are investigating the case. — OC