Two couples killed in road mishaps in Phagwara, Nawanshahr

Eyewitnesses of one of the accidents said the impact was so strong that half of the car went beneath the truck. The couple was rushed to the civil hospital, Phagwara, where they were declared brought dead.

Two couples were killed in two road accidents in Phagwara and Nawanshahr on Wednesday. In one of the mishaps, Manmeet Singh, 56, and his wife Harinder Kaur, 50, were killed when their Indica car rammed into a truck near Kandhi village near Phagwara. The victims were residents of Jawahar Nagar, Jalandhar, and were returning from Ludhiana when the incident took place.

The mangled car that collided with a truck near Phagwara in Kapurthala district on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

Eyewitnesses said the impact of the accident was so strong that half of the car went beneath the truck. The couple was rushed to the civil hospital, Phagwara, where they were declared brought dead.

In the other incident, a newly married couple — Dharampal, 32, and his wife Rupinder Kaur, 30, — were killed when an army tanker hit their motorcycle at Burj Kandhari village in Nawanshahr district. The victims were residents of Ladhana Ucha village of Nawanshahr.