Two coupele killed, 8 injured in road mishap in Punjab

Bhatinda, Oct 5 (UNI) Two couples were killed and 8 others were injured in a head on collision between a car and a jeep near Maisarahan village on the Bhatinda-Mansa road this morning, police sources here today said.

The deceased included Budh Ram (60) and his wife Krishna Devi, who were travelling in the jeep alongwith other relatives and Amrik Singh (42) and his wife Amarjeet Kaur, who were trvelling in the car alngwith their son, Gagandeep, who was among the injured. The remaining seven injured were travelling in the jeep.

While the car was on its way to Ratia, the jeep was bound for Budhladha. While four of the injured have been reffered to the CMC Ludhiana, the remaining have been admitted at the civil hospital here.

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