Three Kanwariyas were killed and another was seriously injured after a car hit a group of Kanwariyas on the Sirhind GT Road in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib on Sunday morning. The group was returning to Kotkapura in Faridkot with holy water from Gangotri when the accident occurred.
According to police, the group of Kanwariyas was travelling along the road when a car hit them. Four Kanwariyas were affected in the accident, of whom three died and one was seriously injured.
With the help of local people and others, the injured were taken to the Civil Hospital in Fatehgarh Sahib. Doctors declared three Kanwariyas dead, while the injured person is undergoing treatment.
The group was returning to Kotkapura in Punjab’s Faridkot district after collecting holy water from Gangotri in Uttarakhand. During the journey, a speeding car hit the group on the Sirhind GT Road.
The deceased have been identified as Mahinder Pal alias Gagan, 43, Deepak Kumar, 42, and Jagdish Mittal alias Kalu, 40. All three were residents of Kotkapura.
Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan expressed grief over the accident and announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the deceased. He also said that the government would bear the treatment expenses of the injured Kanwariya.
The Speaker described the deaths of three people in the accident as deeply tragic, expressed condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for peace for the souls of the deceased.
Police have registered a case in connection with the accident. According to ASI Tilak Raj, the car driver fled the scene after the accident. Police are investigating to identify and locate the driver.
Police are also investigating the cause of the accident. Information from the scene and surrounding areas is being collected, along with clues about the car driver. Further action will be taken after the investigation is completed.
