3 die in road mishap

A pall of gloom descended on Gumanpura village here after three youths of the village died in a road mishap in the Tarn Taran area last night. The youths had gone to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Bir Baba Buddha Sahib and Goindwal Sahib in the neighbouring district.

According to their family members, they had last talked to them when they were going to Goindwal Sahib after paying obeisance at Gurdwara Bir Baba Buddha Sahib on the birth anniversary of the Sikh saint. The deceased were identified as Vijay Singh (19), Mohan Singh (19) and Gurpreet Singh (20), all residents of Gumanpura village. They were fast friends and used to visit religious places on special occasions together. They lost their lives after their bike collided with another speeding motorcycle near Noor Di village. The police have initiated invest proceedings into the incident as the families of the victims did not lodge any formal complaint.

The other three youths, whose bike collided with the victims’ motorcycle, were identified as Navpreet Singh, Inderjit Singh and Mohit. They were also injured in the accident.

Jaimal Singh, father of Gurpreet Singh, said his son and his two friends had left for Gurdwara Bir Baba Buddha Sahib on a bike last evening. Around 8 pm he talked to his son, Jaimal said. He told him that they were going to Goindwal Sahib after paying obeisance at Gurdwara Bir Baba Buddha Sahib. Around 11pm they received a call that the trio had met with an accident near Noor di village and they were no more, said Jaimal. Gurpreet used to work as plumber. He is survived by his two brothers and a sister.

Vijay Singh’s father Avtar Singh and his wife Lakhwinder Kaur were inconsolable. They have lost their both sons. Vijay was the only caretaker in their geezerhood. He said they had earlier lost their younger son Ajay Singh six years ago due to some illness.