Fatehgarh Sahib, Jan 5 (PTI) A woman and her 14-year-old granddaughter were killed here on Monday after they were run over by a tanker truck loaded with ash, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Manjit Kaur (55) and her granddaughter Khushdeep Kaur, a Class 7 student — both residents of Sirhind.
The deceased woman’s husband, Ranjit Singh, said the loaded tanker — coming from the direction of Sirhind — ran over the duo, killing them on the spot.
Sub-Inspector Kulbir Singh of Fatehgarh Sahib police station said the bodies have been kept at the Civil Hospital for a postmortem examination.
The tanker has been taken into custody and an investigation has been initiated, he added. PTI COR SUN VSD ARB ARB
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