Ludhiana | Updated: July 4, 2026
Three people were killed and six others, including an eight-year-old boy, were injured in two separate road accidents in Khanna during the early hours of Saturday.
In the first accident, two pilgrims on their way to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine were killed, while a child was seriously injured after a speeding truck hit them on the GT Road near Bhattian in Ludhiana.
The victims were part of a family traveling from Muradnagar in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district to Jammu and Kashmir for the pilgrimage.
The deceased have been identified as Amardeep Verma, 32, and Vicky, 25.
According to Monika, sister of Amardeep, the family was traveling in two cars. One of the vehicles, a Santro, suffered a flat tire on the GT Road in Khanna.
While Amardeep and Vicky were changing the tire, eight-year-old Aarav Verma was standing nearby. A speeding truck then rammed into them from behind.
Amardeep and Vicky died on the spot, while Aarav suffered serious injuries.
A team of the Sadak Suraksha Force immediately shifted the injured child to a government hospital in Khanna. After first aid, he was referred to a hospital in Chandigarh due to his critical condition.
The truck driver fled the spot after the accident.
Traffic on the GT Road was affected for some time. SSF personnel later removed the damaged vehicle and restored normal traffic movement.
Police shifted both bodies for post-mortem examination and launched an investigation.
In another accident, one person was killed and five others were injured after two Bolero pickup vehicles collided on the Khanna-Ludhiana road near Beeja.
Police said the accident took place around 2 am after one of the vehicles suffered a tire burst and stopped on the road. A second Bolero pickup coming from behind rammed into the stationary vehicle.
The deceased has been identified as Ishrar, a resident of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
The injured have been identified as Manish of Saharanpur, Mohammad Izhar of Haridwar, Umar and Sonu of Gorakhpur, and Ujakat of Saharanpur.
Police are investigating the circumstances that led to both accidents.
