Firozpur: A deadly collission occured this morning near Mohan ke Uttar Village of Firozpur. 9 people died in this accident. The number is likely to increase. While,11 people are critical. At the time of the incident, more than 15 people were riding in the pickup.
At the same time, the seriously injured people were taken to the hospital with the help of passersby and ambulances, where they are undergoing treatment. This accident took place on Firozpur-Fazilka road. At present, Firozpur police officials have reached the spot.
The pickup went out of control and collided with the canter
Inspector Jaswinder Singh Brar, who reached the crime scene for investigation, said that as soon as the information about the incident was received, teams of Road Safety Force (SSF) reached the spot. All the injured were taken to the hospital. After this, the National Highway was cleared because there was a huge traffic jam behind.
Inspector Brar has told that labourers were travelling in the Bolero pickup. They were going from Firozpur to the rural area. During this, the pickup went out of control, due to which it collided with a canter coming from behind. More than 8 people were declared dead as soon as they were taken to the hospital. Some died during treatment.
The villager said that the accident happened due to the mistake of the canter driver
People present on the spot have told that all the people in the Bolero pickup used to go to work as waiters in weddings. About 10 youths from village were in the said pickup today to work as waiters. It is not yet known who died and who survived.
The villager said that we have received information about the death of a youth from the village. This accident happened around 8 in the morning. This accident happened due to the mistake of the canter driver.
A relative of the deceased said- My nephew Jaswant Singh Sattu has died in this accident. Today was his second day of work. He started working only yesterday and died today.
Immediately after the accident, people from the nearby village gathered at the spot. After this, all the villagers started the rescue work along with the police. The accident was so gruesome that the bodies of the youths travelling in the pickup were lying even in the fields on the side of the highway.
DSP said – There was a direct collision between the canter and the pickup
Regarding this, DSP Satnam Singh has said that there were laborers in the Bolero. At the same time, the canter was going from Jalalabad towards Firozpur. When they reached near Shaheed Udham Singh College, suddenly there was a direct collision between the two.
The pickup was badly damaged and all the people in the pickup fell far away from the accident site. The injured have been admitted to various hospitals through 108 ambulances. All our teams have reached the spot and started action.
DC confirmed 9 deaths, 11 people reported injured
Ferozepur DC Deepshikha Sharma has confirmed the death of 9 people in the accident. She said- The district administration immediately sent 5 ambulances to the spot. The injured have been admitted to hospitals in Faridkot and Jalalabad.
So far 9 people have died. The dead have been kept in Jalalabad hospital, where their postmortem will be done. Out of the 11 injured patients, 10 have been referred to Medical College Faridkot for treatment. 1 patient is undergoing treatment in Jalalabad. All of them are being treated by the district administration.