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Three Killed, 14 Injured as Car Collides With Pick-Up on JalandharAmritsar Highway

The collision underscores recurring safety gaps on monsoon-drenched rural highways across India.

A car rammed into a pick-up vehicle near Gudana village on the Jalandhar-Amritsar national highway in Kapurthala district on Saturday. (HT Photo)
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Overview

  • On June 29, a Maruti Ertiga collided with a pick-up near Gudana village on the JalandharAmritsar national highway, causing the car to plunge off a service-lane bridge.
  • Three occupants of the pick-up—60-year-old Kalyan Singh, his wife Parveen Kumari, 58, and neighbour Sanjana, 19—died in the impact.
  • Fourteen other passengers suffered injuries and were taken to local hospitals for treatment.
  • Police identified the vehicles as a Maruti Ertiga (HR-67-E-8027) and a pick-up (PB-07-CJ-1390) and have registered a formal inquiry.
  • The passengers were en route to a Radha Soami Dera congregation in Beas, highlighting heavy religious travel during India’s monsoon season.