The pickup was completely damaged by a canter collision. Dead bodies lying on the road after the accident.
A Bolero pickup and canter collided in Ferozepur, Punjab at around 8 am today. 11 people died in this. Whereas, 15 people were injured. The accident took place near the Utad of village Mohan on Ferozepur-Fazilka Road.
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More than 25 people were riding in the pickup at the time of the accident. The dead bodies of those who died were found scattered on the road. Whereas, the injured people were rushed to the hospital with the help of passers -by. The police have feared that the accident occurred due to haze. However, the police is investigating the entire case. Those who died include a person named Sukhwinder, who was the only brother of five sisters.
Punjab CM Sardar Bhagwant Singh Mann has expressed grief over the accident. He said- A big accident occurred in Ferozepur this morning due to a collision between the canter and the pickup truck. In which the news of the tragic death of the waiters going to a wedding ceremony has been reported and some people are said to be injured. I pray to God for the peace of the departed souls and the early recovery of the injured. The Punjab government is standing with the families of the victims in this difficult time.
At the same time, DC Deepshikha Sharma of Ferozepur has said that all the injured are being treated by the district administration. They will be fully taken care of. Whereas, DGP Gaurav Yadav has also expressed condolences to the families of the victims.
Some pictures of the accident …
People carrying the victims of the incident to ambulances.
The bodies of those who died in the accident were covered by the people present on the spot.
Their family members came to the victims of the accident and mourn them.
People gathered on the occasion after the accident.
Family members of the dead mourning at the scene. Some were not even getting information about their families.
People carrying broken pickups and injured on the occasion.
As soon as the ambulance arrived, people started taking the dead and the injured to the ambulance.
Investigating officer said- uncontrollable collided with pickup canter Inspector Jaswinder Singh Brar, who arrived for investigation on the crime scene, has said that the road safety force (SSF) teams had reached the spot as soon as the incident was reported in the morning. There was already a lot of people gathered on the spot. With his help, the injured were rushed to the hospital. At the same time, there was a jam on the spot, which was cleared.
He has told that the workers were riding in the Bolero pickup. They were going from Ferozepur towards the countryside area. During this time the pickup became uncontrollable, causing an accident with the canter coming from behind. 8 people died on the spot. At the same time, one life lost during treatment.
There was a long jam on the spot after the accident. The police came and got traffic restored here.
DSP said- a direct collision between the canter and pickup At the same time, DSP Satnam Singh has told that the Bolero pickup vehicle was going towards Jalalabad from Guru Har Sahai. The workers were riding in the Bolero. Whereas, the canter was going from Jalalabad towards Ferozepur. When he reached the martyr Udham Singh College, suddenly there was a direct collision between the two.
In this, the pickup was badly damaged and all the people in the pickup fell far away from the accident site. All were admitted to various hospitals from 108 ambulances. Efforts are being made to identify the dead and the injured.
DC Deepshikha Sharma of Ferozepur has said that 9 people have died in the accident. – File photo
DC confirms 9 deaths, 11 people injured DC Deepshikha Sharma of Ferozepur also issued a statement about this. He said that 9 people have died in the accident. He said- The district administration had sent 5 ambulances immediately on the spot. The injured have been admitted to hospitals in Faridkot and Jalalabad.
Whereas, the bodies are kept in Jalalabad Hospital, where they will be postmortem. Out of 11 injured, 10 have been referred to Medical College Faridkot for treatment. At the same time, 1 patient is undergoing treatment in Jalalabad. All these are being treated by the district administration.
Eyewitnesses told their story …
Accident occurred due to mistake of canter At the same time, one of the people present on the spot told that all the people in the Bolero pickup were going to work as a waiter in the wedding. Among them were about 10 youths from village Suffwala. However, which of these 10 youths died and who is injured is not reported. The accident happened due to the mistake of the canter.
Life lost on the second day of work A relative of a deceased said- My nephew Jaswant Singh Sattu has died in this accident. Today was the second day of work. He started working from yesterday and he died today. Soon after the accident, people from nearby villages gathered on the spot. The accident was so severe that bodies were lying to the highway side fields.
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