Bathinda, June 3

Three youths in their mid-twenties were killed after the car in which they were travelling collided with an unidentified vehicle on the Bathinda-Dabwali road near Pathrala village. The victims belonged to Chak Ruldu Singhwala village in Sangat block of Bathinda district.

The deceased were identified as Chanan Singh (24), Jagjit Singh (22) and Amandeep Singh (27). While two of them died on the spot, Amandeep succumbed to his injuries on way to the hospital.

The bodies were taken to the Civil Hospital, Bathinda, for a post-mortem, following which these were handed over to the families. The police have registered a case against the unidentified driver of the second vehicle and launched a hunt.

As per village residents, Amandeep was building a house where masons Chanan Singh and Jagjit Singh were working. The three had gone to a dhaba in the Doomwali area for dinner. While returning to their village, their car collided with another vehicle near Pathrala village. — TNS