- By Soumyaroop Mukherjee
- Sat, 06 Sep 2025 12:56 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Hoshiarpur Accident: At least three people were killed while two others sustained injuries after an ambulance lost control and fell into a deep ditch near the Manguwal barrier on Chintpurni Road in Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.
According to a report by Jagran.com, the ambulance was heading towards Dayanand Medical College in Ludhiana from Tanda Medical College (Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College) in Himachal Pradesh’s Sadarpur. According to the police, the accident took place at around 4 am on Saturday.
"We received information around 3.30-4 am that an ambulance coming from Himachal Pradesh fell into a ditch near the Manguwal barrier on the Chintpurni road in Hoshiarpur. Three people died in the incident, and two were injured. The injured have been admitted to the hospital," a police officer, Jasvir Singh, said as quoted by news agency ANI.
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The deceased have been identified as Sanjeev Kumar Soni (55) of Pathiyar, Omkar Chand (84) of Maranda and Ramesh Chand (45) of Nurpur (Kangra). The two people who are seriously injured are Renu Wala and the ambulance driver, Bobby. Both of them are undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital, Hoshiarpur. Renu Wala is currently out of danger, but the driver remains in critical condition.
Himachal has been facing torrential rains, which have disrupted roadways in many districts. As per preliminary investigation, the driver lost control of the ambulance, after which it fell into the ditch.
According to the information, the patient from Pathiyar, Kangra, was being taken to DMC Ludhiana by his family after being referred from Tanda Medical College. On reaching the Manguwal area of Punjab, the vehicle suddenly went out of control.
After a lot of effort, the local people pulled out the injured and immediately took them to the nearest hospital in Hoshiarpur. The police also reached the spot and took the bodies of the deceased into custody, and sent them for post-mortem. Confirming the accident, Punjab Police said that both the breaking of the road part and the carelessness of the driver are considered to be the reasons for this accident. But any concrete reason can only be put forth after investigation.
