Punjab Road Accident: Atleast three people, including a woman, were killed after a pickup vehicle crashed into a moving e-rickshaw near a bus stand in Punjab's Moga. The accident took place in Samalsar town on Wednesday. According to reports, the driver of a Mahindra pickup truck heading from Moga to Kotkapura lost control of his vehicle while overtaking a bus.
All of the deceased were Samalsar residents.
According to the information, an uncontrolled pickup truck drove at high speed into the Kasba Samalsar (Moga) main bus stand on Moga Kotkapura Road in the afternoon, colliding with an e-rickshaw. Three people, including the woman, died on the spot, while the other two were transported to Guru Gobind Medical Hospital in Faridkot after receiving first aid.
Chetan Singh Channa (55), a Samalsar resident, was driving the e-rickshaw, while retired police officers Nahar Singh, his wife Jaspal Kaur, and Surjit Singh, who were carrying home rations, were riding in it. Everyone, including the driver, sustained serious injuries.
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According to eyewitnesses, Jaspal Kaur's head had been separated from her body. Nahar Singh, Surjeet Singh, Chetan Singh, and Jaspal Kaur were taken to Guru Gobind Singh Medical in Faridkot, where doctors declared Surjeet Singh, Chetan Singh, and the woman Jaspal Kaur dead.
Dilbagh Singh Brar, in-charge of the Samalsar police station, and Bagha Purana DSP Dalbir Singh, who arrived at the scene with the police team, took possession of the pickup vehicle and filed a case against the accused. An investigation is underway.