Fazilka Tragedy: Truck-Trailer collides on Ferozepur highway; 8 dead while 9 critical

June 6, 2026

A head-on collision occurred between a pickup truck and a trailer on the Ferozepur Highway in Fazilka at 5:30 AM today (June 6). Eight people died in the accident, while nine others sustained serious injuries. The critically injured have been referred to Faridkot for treatment.

About 25 to 30 people, including family members and relatives, were traveling in the pickup truck. The family was on their way to Dera Beas to immerse the ashes of a deceased relative when the vehicle collided violently with an oncoming trailer.

Upon impact, the occupants of the pickup fell onto one another; however, five people seated in a tool box mounted on the roof of the pickup were flung forward, crashing through the trailer’s windshield and landing inside it, resulting in their deaths. A 13-year-old girl is among the deceased.

Ferozepur SSP Bhupinder Singh arrived at the scene immediately after receiving news of the incident. The police have taken possession of the bodies and sent them to Ferozepur for post-mortem examinations. According to the SSP, the cause of the accident is being investigated.

Family was on the way to immerse ashes

According to reports, a family from Malkzade village was traveling to Dera Beas to immerse the ashes of a deceased relative. Around 25 to 30 people, including family members and relatives, were in the pickup. When the vehicle reached near Hussainshah village, it collided violently with an oncoming trailer.

The accident was so severe that the front section of the pickup was completely mangled. Five people seated in the roof-mounted tool box were thrown forward, crashing through the trailer’s windshield and landing inside. Chaos and screams erupted at the scene following the collision. Locals and passersby immediately initiated rescue operations and transported the injured to the hospital using various vehicles.

Police investigating the matter

The accident turned the family’s journey for the immersion of ashes into a tragedy. Upon receiving information about the incident, Ferozepur SSP Bhupinder Singh arrived at the scene with a police team. The police have taken the bodies into custody and sent them to Ferozepur for post-mortem examinations.