Tragic Accident on Hoshiarpur-Tanda Road Claims Four Lives of People from Katra
June 30: In a devastating accident on Sunday morning, four family members from Kakryal area of Katra, including a six-year-old child, lost their lives, and one woman sustained injuries after their vehicle was hit by a truck on the Hoshiarpur-Tanda road in Punjab.The accident occurred around 7:00 am near Addan Saran area under the jurisdiction of Police Station Tanda in Hoshiarpur district. A vehicle carrying five passengers was struck by a truck, resulting in the instant deaths of four individuals, including the driver. The injured woman has been referred to a hospital in Amritsar, and the bodies of the deceased have been sent to Civil Hospital Dasuya for post-mortem.According to a police officer, the family was en route to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, for the treatment of Aarif Ahmed, who was unwell. They had departed from Kakryal village around 3 am, and the accident occurred four hours later.The officer identified the deceased as Farooq Ahmed, son of Firozuddin Ahmed, his brother Aarif Ahmed, and two children, Mobisher (17) and Arshlan (6), all residents of Kakryal, Katra. The injured woman has been identified as Sarish Naznin, wife of Farooq Ahmed.The police have registered a case under the relevant sections of the law and have initiated further investigation. Meanwhile, Punjab Police have launched a manhunt to apprehend the truck driver, who fled the scene following the accident.
