Overview
- On June 29, a Maruti Ertiga collided with a pick-up near Gudana village on the Jalandhar–Amritsar 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.