May 24 (Punjab Khabarnama) : A tragic accident took place near the Bahlolpur bridge of the Sirhind Canal flowing near Machhiwada, in which the jeep of devotees returning from a religious place overturned on the banks of the canal. In this accident, two women who were mother and daughter, Mahinder Kaur (65) and Karamjit Kaur (52) died, while two children Gaganjot Kaur (15) also died, while the name of one girl is not known. .
Apart from this, another child Sukhpreet Singh (7) fell into the canal, who is being searched. According to the information received, there were more than 15 women, children and men from villages Nizampur, Dangowal and Chhibra under Payal police station. He had gone to Dera Baba Badbhag Singh yesterday to pay obeisance. All these members of the family were going back to their village from Badbhag this morning in a new Mahindra pickup jeep, with their heads bowed, when on the way the vehicle lost its balance on the banks of Sirhind canal near Bahlolpur village, which is about 30 feet below the road. Fell aside.
Of course, the trees stopped the vehicle from falling into the canal, but one child, Sukhpreet Singh, fell into the water and was washed away, while everyone else was seriously injured. In this accident, two children died on the spot, while women Mahinder and Karamjeet Kaur, who are said to be mother and daughter, died during treatment in the hospital. Twelve injured devotees are being treated at Chamkaur Sahib Hospital, the condition of many of them is said to be critical.
The people gathered at the spot called a crane and pulled out the vehicle and also sent the injured to the hospital for treatment. The injured included: Amanpreet Kaur resident of Sihoda, Sarup Singh resident of Cheema, Pritpal Kaur resident of Sihoda, Roop Singh Niwali Laddad, Sandeep Kaur resident of Nizampur, Praveen Kaur resident of Nizampur, Baljinder Singh resident of Sihoda, Sukhvir Kaur resident of Falaud, Gyan Kaur resident of Nizampur, Manpreet Kaur resident of Dango. , Jeevan Singh resident of Sihoda, Gurpreet Singh resident of Nizampur.
