Mohali car-pickup mishap toll rises to four

Mohali, December 13

The death toll in the car-pickup truck accident in Sector 89 yesterday afternoon has risen to four with Sarangpur resident Usha Rani (67) succumbing to her injuries today. The police have booked pick-up driver Kanwarpal Singh, a resident of Kumbhra village, for causing death by negligence.

Two persons, including a two-year-old child, are still recuperating from injuries. The accident took place near Sector 89 when a car and a pickup truck collided head-on. Three occupants of the car, Anuj Bansal (28), Kirti Gupta (24) and Navansh Gupta (6) died yesterday while the others were rushed to hospital in a critical condition. — TNS

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