In a tragic accident, at least four people, including two women and a minor girl were killed and six others injured after a Skoda and a Maruti Swift car collided with each other on the Farrukhnagar-Jhajjar Road late on Monday night. The impact of the collision was such that the driver of the Swift was killed on the spot while the others breathed their last while being taken to hospital.
According to preliminary investigations, the occupants of both cars were returning from a temple situated in Mubarakpur on the Farrukhnagar-Jhajjar road, when the collision took place, as the police recovered puja items from the two vehicles.
According to a Gurugram police officer, the accident took place at around 11:00 pm when a Skoda, with at least five passengers on board was hit by the speeding Swift from the right side. The accident took place 25 kms from Gurugram city.
The deceased have been identified as Ombai (55) Mamta (30) Vikoz (6) of Bhiwani, (Haryana) who were travelling in the Skoda, while the other deceased identified as Amit (Dadri) was the driver of the Swift. The other occupants of both cars were lucky to have escaped with just some injuries, police said.
Station House Officer (SHO) of Farrukhnagar Police Station, Devi Charan said, “The probe is underway as the driver of the Swift has died. We are investigating to ascertain the exact reason that caused the deaths. The bodies have been handed over to the respective families after the post-mortem examination was conducted.”