Five members of a family were killed in a major accident on the National Highway-1

In a major accident, five members of a family, including a child, were killed on the National Highway-1. The ill-fated Maruti car in which the Ludhiana-based family was travelling to pay their obeisance at Fatehgarh Sahib Gurdwara was hit by a truck trying to overtake it around 10.15 am. The truck, laden with stones (meant for the widening of road), tried to overtake the car. In haste, the truck’s rear side hit the car, as a result of which the car driver lost control of the vehicle and it hit the road divider. The truck then fell over the car, killing five of its six occupants on the spot. The sixth occupant is battling for her life at the Civil Hospital, Fatehgarh Sahib.

Those killed have been identified as Paramjit Kaur (45), her son Jagjit Singh (22), Gurmeet Kaur (40), her son Daljit Singh (18) and Kunwarpreet Singh (8). All were residents of the Shimlapuri area of Ludhiana and the family was into iron casting business. Jagjit Singh was driving the ill-fated car. Charanjit Kaur (18), daughter of Paramjit, the lone survivor of the tragedy, sustained multiple injuries and a hip fracture.