Car driver dies in Kurukshetra after vehicle hit tree after colliding with tractor

February 4, 2026

In Shahabad, Kurukshetra district, a speeding tractor coming from the opposite direction collided violently with a car. After the collision, the car crashed into a Kikar tree standing by the roadside. The young man driving the car died in the accident. The driver was being treated at PGI Sector-12, Chandigarh.

The deceased has been identified as Multan Malik (35), a resident of Jalubi, Ambala district. Multan was a car driver. After the accident, the accused driver fled with the tractor. Multan was first taken to LNJP Hospital in Kurukshetra and then referred to PGI Chandigarh. He was undergoing treatment there, but he succumbed to his injuries.

Collision in front of his brother

Ali Asan, a resident of Jalubi, told the Shahabad police in his complaint that his younger brother, Multan Malik, was driving his car on the service road (NH-44) from Shahabad towards Tyora. At that moment, a tractor coming from Tyora towards Ratangarh at a very high speed collided head-on with his brother’s car.

Brother’s car hit a tree

The collision was so severe that the car crashed into a Kikar tree standing by the roadside. The car was extensively damaged, and his brother sustained serious injuries. People present at the scene took his brother to the hospital in an ambulance. During this time, Nanak Rai, a resident of Mohanpur, informed him about the incident.