Kaithal, (UNI) Three members of a family died on the spot and a youth was seriously injured in an accident that took place on Kurukshetra Road in Kaithal.
The deceased have been identified as 74-year-old Devraj, his 72-year-old wife Usha and 45-year-old son Sachin, residents of Chiranjeev Colony on Ambala road here. A young man named Aman, who was injured in the accident, was immediately rushed and admitted to a private hospital for treatment.
According to information, a car carrying four people was travelling from Shahabad to Kaithal late last night. When the car reached near National Highway-152, suddenly an animal came on the road. Sachin ( deceased ) unsuccessfully tried to save the animal, but lost control on the car and the vehicle collided with a roadside tree.
The collision was so severe that the front part of the car was completely damaged. Local people showed courage and broke the panes of the car and pulled out the injured and dead people trapped inside. Upon hearing the news of accident, a Sadar police station team reached the spot and sent everyone to Kaithal Civil Hospital, where doctors declared Devraj, Usha and Sachin dead.
Sadar police station SHO Ramesh Chandra said that the deceased Devraj was undergoing treatment for swelling in his legs in a hospital in Shahabad and the family was returning to Kaithal after the treatment. The accident happened around midnight. Based on the statement of the deceased couple’s son Rajiv, police have registered a case under the sections of accidental death.
Police handed over three bodies to their families after post-mortem.
Meanwhile police have launched an investigation in this case.
Haryana: Three of family die, 1 youth injured in tragic road accident in Kaithal
