- By Akansha Pandey
- Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:15 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Six members of the same family died and one young man was injured when their car crashed into a stationary truck on Wednesday morning. The accident took place around 6:30 am in front of the Tridev Hotel on the Panipat-Khatima National Highway, within the jurisdiction of the Titawi police station. The family was traveling from Karnal to Haridwar to immerse the ashes of a deceased relative.
Family Was Traveling For Ash Immersion Ritual
The family, residents of Faridpur village in Karnal district, was on its way to Haridwar for the ash immersion ceremony of Mohinder, who had passed away ten days ago from cancer. The accident occurred when their car collided with a truck parked on the side of the highway.
The impact was so severe that five people in the car died on the spot, while two others were critically injured. Police extracted the victims from the vehicle and rushed them to the district hospital, where one more injured person succumbed to their injuries.
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List Of Victims
Deceased:
Shiva (son of Vinod), the car's driver
Mini (wife of Rajendra)
Mohini (wife of Mohinder)
Piyush (son of Mohinder)
Rajendra (son of Jagannath)
Anju (wife of Sunil)
Injured:
Hardik (son of Mohinder) is currently under treatment.