Phagwara (Pb): A man and his wife were
killed after their scooter was hit by a car on a bridge,
around 10 km from here, police said today.
The accident took place last evening on the National
Highway (NH)-1 in an area between Phagwara and Jalandhar.
The deceased have been identified as Ajaib Singh (55) and
his wife Paramjit Kaur (53). They were residents of Professor
Colony in Jalandhar Cantonment's Rama Mandi, Chaheru Police
Post in-charge Baljinder Singh said.
He said that the car after hitting a median on the
bridge, crashed into the scooter, killing the couple on the
spot.
They were going to Rama Mandi from Phagwara while the car
was coming from Jalandhar, the officer said.
The car's driver survived the accident and fled from the
spot. A case under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code,
including causing death by negligence, has been registered, he
said.
PTI
