PHAGWARA: A tragic road accident has been reported near Sultanpur Lodhi on the Sultanpur Lodhi-Goindwal road. According to the information received, the collision took place near the village of Mangu Pur, where a car and a motorcycle were involved in a severe crash. The motorcycle riders, an elderly couple, sustained critical injuries in the accident. Members of the road safety force rushed to the scene and shifted the injured to the Civil Hospital in Sultanpur Lodhi, where doctors declared both dead on arrival.
Preliminary reports suggest that the couple was on their way to Goindwal to purchase medicines. As they attempted to turn their motorcycle into a petrol pump near Talwandi Chaudhrian ahead of Mangu Pur, they were struck by a speeding Brezza car from behind. The impact proved fatal, and the victims succumbed to their injuries.
The deceased have been identified as retired Subedar Fakir Singh, 73, son of Ujagar Singh, and his wife Balbir Kaur, 71, residents of Paramjitpur (Aloopur) in Sultanpur Lodhi, Kapurthala district. Police from Talwandi Chaudhrian station have taken the car driver into custody and stated that legal action will follow based on the statements of the family.