HOSHIARPUR – Three persons were killed while five others, including two women, were injured in an accident that took place on Jalandhar road near Mandialan village, 12 km from here.
The accident occurred when an ambulance collided with three bikes.
The deceased include two pilgrims who were returning to Faridkot from Chintpurni and the ambulance driver.
Three of the injured — in a critical situation — were referred to hospitals in Ludhiana and Jalandhar.
Sarwan Singh of Chunnian village in Faridkot had gone to Chintpurni on his bike with Jeet Singh, who was on another bike.
When they reached Mandialan on Jalandhar road, a speeding ambulance collided with them head on.
In the meantime, a third bike also collided with the ambulance. Sarwan Singh, Jeet Singh and ambulance driver Jaswinder Singh of Shamchurasi in Hoshiarpur district lost their lives in the accident.
Sabi, son of Mangat Ram; his wife; Kulwant Singh; Darshan Singh; and an unidentified woman were injured.
Sabi, his wife and the other woman were admitted to a private hospital in Adampur. Sabi was being further referred to Jalandhar.
Kulwant Singh and Darshan Singh were brought to civil hospital, Hoshiarpur, from where they were referred to a specialty hospital in Ludhiana.
