A minimum of 12 individuals had been killed when a pick-up van and a Canter truck collided in Ferozepur on Friday morning.
Police mentioned the pick-up was ferrying labourers from Guru Har Sahai, a sub-division in Ferozepur district, to Jalalabad in neighbouring Fazilka district when the accident befell. (HT File)
Police mentioned the pick-up was ferrying labourers from Guru Har Sahai, a sub-division in Ferozepur district, to Jalalabad in neighbouring Fazilka district when the accident befell at 8.40am.
The collision befell close to Mohan Ke Uttar village, about 36km away from district headquarters, on the Ferozepur-Fazilka highway.
“Twelve people have died,” mentioned Saumya Mishra, Ferozpeur senior superintendent of police.
“As soon as the incident was reported, teams from the Sadak Surakhya Force (SSF) reached the spot and started the rescue operation with the timely help from local villagers,” mentioned the SSP.
Unconfirmed reviews counsel that pick-van was carrying almost 30 individuals.
A case underneath Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 106 (inflicting dying by negligence), 281 (rash driving), 125 (a), 125 (b), each pertaining to endangering lives, and 324(4) has been registered towards unknown driver of the Canter (RJ-19-GG-2581) on the Guru Har Sahai police station,” she added.
The deceased have been recognized as Lakhan Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Gobinda, Vicky, Ravi, Chand Singh, Sukhwinder, Jaswant Singh, Bagga Singh, Malkit Singh and Shudh Ram, all Ferozepur residents.
Of the 14 injured, 10 have been referred to the Guru Gobind Singh Medical Faculty and Hospital, Faridkot, whereas the remainder had been admitted to the Ferozepur civil hospital,” mentioned deputy commissioner Deepshikha Sharma. The DC mentioned that the district administration will bear the remedy price of all injured.
“The bodies will be handed over to the families after the autopsy,” mentioned the DC, including {that a} probe has been ordered and motion shall be taken on the premise of its report.
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann expressed grief over the deaths and prayed for the speedy restoration of the injured.
Guru Har Sahai MLA Fauja Singh Sarari mentioned ₹2-lakh monetary help shall be supplied to the households of the deceased.