Three Killed, Five Critical As Pickup Van Collides With Tractor Trolley In Jhajjar

A pickup van, carrying 21 workers, rammed into a tractor trolley laden with iron rods and overturned in Jhajjar.

Jhajjar:Three persons, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed and five others injured after their pickup van overturned after colliding with a tractor trolley on Sampla Road in Haryana's Jhajjar district on Sunday morning.

The accident occurred when a pickup van, carrying 21 workers from Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district, hit a tractor trolley loaded with iron-rods, lost control and overturned. The deceased have been identified as Kranti (50), Mukhtiyar (40) and Kanak (12) while the injured are undergoing treatment at PGI, Rohtak, police said.

On information, a team from the local police station reached the spot and sent the injured to Jhajjar Civil Hospital in ambulance. However, their condition was stated to be critical and referred to PGI, Rohtak, where they are currently being treated. Police took custody of the three bodies and shifted those to the mortuary of the civil hospital.

According to police the pickup van was carrying labourers, including minors, who were going from Uttar Pradesh to Jahajgarh Mazra in Jhajjar for work. The labourers are residents of different areas of Moradabad, they added.

"Three workers died on the spot and five others are hospitalised. A case has been registered in this connection and investigations are underway," said an official of the local police station.

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