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Four of family killed in road mishap in Sonepat
A spokesman of Sonepat police said that the incident took place when five persons were returning to Delhi after attending the wedding of Azam’s elder brother at Chandigarh on Sunday night
: Four cousins from Delhi were killed and one other was injured when a Punjab Roadways bus rammed into their car at Sonepat’s Ganaur area, police said on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Jaiyad , 24, Mohammad Zakir, Mohammad Azam, both aged 25, and Mohammad Nadim, 26. The injured has been identified as Dilshad. All of them were scrap dealers from Nand Nagri in Delhi.
A spokesman of Sonepat police said that the incident took place near a dhaba on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway when the five brothers were returning to Delhi after attending the wedding of Azam’s elder brother at Chandigarh on Sunday night.
“When they crossed the Ganaur crossing, a speeding Punjab roadways bus rammed into their car and three of them died on the spot. Two persons were referred to Rohtak’s PGIMS, where one of the occupants died during treatment. Dilshad is undergoing treatment and his condition is stated to be stable,” the spokesman added.
The spokesman further said that the bus driver fled the spot and he has been booked for rash driving and causing death due to negligence. The efforts are on to nab him, the spokesman added.
The postmortem of three men was conducted in Sonepat, while of one of the deceased was done at PGI, Chandigarh, police said, adding that the bodies have been handed over to the families.
Of the deceased, Zakir was married and has two daughters. The other three were unmarried.
