Chandigarh, Dec 8 || In a horrific midnight road accident, a speeding car collided with a divider in Punjab’s Ludhiana city, killing five people, comprising two minors, on the spot.
Some suffered head injuries, while others had severed necks and legs. The police said the accident occurred near the Ladhowal toll plaza early Monday. The car, a Hyundai Verna, was going to Ladhowal from Ludhiana.
According to the police, the car driver lost control, hit a divider, overturned and was dragged several metres from the accident spot. The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained.
The dead included two minor girls and three youngsters. All of them belong to Jagraon town. The bodies were sent to the Civil Hospital in Ludhiana.
Assistant Sub Inspector Kashmir Singh told the media that the police reached the spot and called the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) ambulance.