A road accident occurred late Sunday night near Pardesi Dhaba on Moga Road in Ludhiana, Punjab. A head-on collision between a speeding Thar and a Swift Dzire resulted in the deaths of a brother and sister travelling in the Swift Dzire. The Thar driver was seriously injured.
The family was returning home after celebrating Lohri with their younger sister. Although the car’s airbags deployed, the siblings did not survive.
The Thar driver has been identified as Inderjit Singh (42), a resident of Goindwal village in Raikot. He was initially admitted to a government hospital in Jagraon, where, after receiving first aid, his family had him discharged and taken to a private hospital for further treatment.
Thar went out of control, collided with Swift Dzire
According to reports, Inderjit Singh was traveling from Moga towards Ludhiana late Sunday night. As his Thar reached near Pardesi Dhaba on Moga Road, the vehicle suddenly went out of control and collided head-on with a white Swift Dzire coming from the opposite direction.
Car’s airbags deployed
The impact of the collision was so severe that the Swift Dzire went completely out of control and crashed under a truck parked near the roadside dhaba. The accident was so horrific that the Swift Dzire’s airbags deployed. Despite this, the brother and sister in the car died on the spot. The sound of the collision was heard far and wide, causing panic among the people in the vicinity.
Family was returning after celebrating Lohri with their younger sister
The deceased have been identified as Jabar Singh and his sister Hardeep Kaur, residents of Bagha Purana. Both were reportedly between 34 and 45 years old. It is believed that the siblings were returning after celebrating Lohri with their younger sister, who lives in Ludhiana, when this tragic accident occurred near Jagraon.