Elderly man killed in accident

Chandigarh, August 1
An 82-year-old man died and three members of his family were injured in a head-on collision between a car and an SUV in Sector 51.
The police said the car was allegedly being driven on the wrong side.
Sandeep, a resident of Mohali, who was driving the car, was returning home along with his father Vijay Kumar (82), daughter Ojasvi (23) and sister Poonam (51) when the accident occurred. Vijay, who was on in the rear seat, suffered a head injury in the accident.
He was rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, where he succumbed to injuries. On a complaint filed by ASI Amarjeet Singh, a case has been registered against Sandeep under Sections 106, 125 and 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Sector 49 police station. —TNS