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5 killed in car crash in northern India
NEW DELHI, June 1, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) — At least five people have been
killed in a road accident in the northern Indian state of Haryana, police
said Friday.
“The accident occurred on national highway number 44 near Samana Bahu
village in the state’s Karnal district when a car in which the victims were
travelling was hit by another vehicle from behind Thursday evening,” a police
official said.
“The impact of the crash was such that the car jumped the divider and
flung on other side of the road where it was hit by a speeding truck coming
from the opposite direction. The victims who died on the spot were all
members of a family and included three women,” he said.
Eye-witnesses told cops the vehicle, which had crashed into the victims’
car from behind, was travelling at high speed.
A probe has been ordered into the incident, the official said. “A case of
rash and negligent driving has been registered against the vehicle driver as
well as the truck driver and a manhunt launched to nab them,” he added.
Road accidents occur mostly due to poor driving or badly maintained roads
and vehicles.
BSS/XINHUA/MR/ 1055 hrs