2 killed, 5 hurt in pile-up on Rajpura-Ambala road

Tribune News Service

Patiala, February 10

Two persons were killed and five suffered injuries in a road accident on the Rajpura-Ambala GT Road on Wednesday morning.

The deceased have been identified as Jaswant Singh of Moga and Sewa Singh of Patiala. The injured were rushed to the nearest health facility for treatment, said the police. Seven vehicles collided in the accident, allegedly due to dense fog. In the multi-vehicle pile-up, a Haryana Roadways bus, a private bus, four cars, including an Army vehicle, and a motorcycle were badly damaged.

Following the accident, the traffic movement on the highway was affected. The police reached the spot and removed the damaged vehicles from the road to ensure the smooth flow of traffic.

Balbir Singh, investigating officer, said a Haryana Roadways bus rammed into a bike, following which the other vehicles piled up. He said the incident took place at 7.20 am. He further informed that two separate FIRs had been lodged and the driver of the Haryana Roadways bus had been booked for negligent driving. As per the police records, in the past 40 days, as many as 41 persons had died in the district due to road accidents.