Amritsar, May 22: Seven persons, including five women, were killed in a road accident when a speeding SUV hit an auto-rickshaw and a car parked on the roadside in the early hours at Beas on Sunday. Nine persons, including three children, were injured.
The deceased have been identified as Kamalpreet Kaur, Sewa Singh, Harbhajan Kaur, Sarabjit Kaur, Avtar Singh and Komalpreet Kaur. Another deceased woman is yet to be identified.
The injured include Jagjit Singh, Babbalpreet Kaur (4), Jaspreet Singh (6), Manjit Kaur, Gaganpreet Kaur, Ranjit Singh and Avtar Singh. A one-and-a-half year old child, also injured in the mishap, is yet to be identified.
Sources said the driver and another occupant of the SUV bearing registration number DL4C NB 7904 fled the scene, leaving the vehicle behind.
The deceased belonged to Hoshiarpur. They were going to a religious dera at Beas. The police have registered a case and initiated investigations to identify the SUV occupants.
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