Hoshiarpur, Feb 5 (PTI) Two men were killed and three seriously injured after their car collided head-on with a truck in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, police said on Thursday.
The accident occurred late Wednesday night when five men were travelling in a car, which collided with a tipper truck coming from the opposite direction near the Allowal village. Two occupants — identified as Om Parkash of Pandori Bawa Dass village in Hoshiarpur and Ajay of Mudki in the Faridkot district — died on the spot, the police said.
The injured, Dildar Singh, Raj Kumar and Ravi Kumar, all residents of Pandori Bawa Dass, were admitted to the Government Hospital in Hoshiarpur.
The truck driver fled the spot after the accident, they said.
The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination, the police said, adding that further investigation is underway. PTI COR CHS MNK MNK
This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.