Phagwara, June 25 (UNI) A tragic road accident near the village of Chhichhowal on the Phillaur-Nawanshahr highway claimed the lives of three women, all belonging to a single family, and left four others, including a child, seriously injured today.

The collision occurred between an autorickshaw and a speeding Xylo car, reportedly coming from the wrong side of the road.

According to eyewitnesses and the injured autorickshaw driver, he was transporting passengers from the village of Jhandapeer to Phillaur when the accident occurred.

As he approached Chhichhowal, a high-speed Xylo car coming from the Phillaur side allegedly veered onto the wrong lane and struck the autorickshaw head-on.

The deceased have been identified as Rakhi, Sunita, and Manjit Kaur. All three women were residents of Kadiana village. Disturbingly, the victims included a mother-in-law and her two daughters-in-law from the same family.



The injured include Nirmal Singh (autorickshaw driver), Ranjit Kaur, Mukhtiar Singh and Amar Chand, who were admitted in Phillaur civil hospital.

Following the accident, police arrived at the scene and took the bodies into custody for post-mortem examination.

Cops are investigating the cause and have booked the car driver for reckless and negligent driving.

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