Overview
- The crash happened in the early hours of Saturday when a hatchback carrying six men returning from paddy harvesting struck a canal bridge between Pai and Sasour villages.
- Police confirmed three fatalities at the scene identified as Navdeep (19), Pradeep (27) and Ajay (22) and said three others — Sahil, Arjun and driver Narendra — were taken to local hospitals with fractures and other injuries.
- Witnesses and family members told reporters an approaching vehicle's headlights may have blinded the driver before the car rammed the culvert, but authorities have not released a final determination about the cause.
- Rescuers and passersby struggled to extract occupants from the badly mangled front of the hatchback and at least one tyre was dislodged in the impact.
- All six men were from Karora village and were returning from harvest work, a detail that underscores routine rural travel risks and may prompt local scrutiny of night driving safety and road conditions.