3 of family among four dead in Karnal mishap
KARNAL: Four people, including three of a family, were killed when a truck hit their car near Salwan village on Assandh-karnal road, police said on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Jitender Singh, of Delhi, his brothers-in-law Guatam Singh, of Panipat, and Sahib Jeet Singh, of Amritsar in Punjab, and Gautam’s friend Harmit Singh, of Panipat, all in their late 20s.
Police said the accident took place at around 10am on Sunday as a truck hit their car when they were heading towards Panipat. Two of them died on the spot.
They were rushed to hospital but the two also succumbed to their injuries during treatment. The truck was impounded.
Salwan police post in-charge Deepchand said an FIR has been registered against the unknown truck driver.