Panchkula, July 27: Five members of a family, including two children, sustained injuries when the car they were traveling in collided head on with a truck near Ramgarh late on Sunday evening.
The car was coming from Jagadhari and was headed to Panchkula.
The injured are: Jasbir Singh, his wife Jaswant Kaur, father Sukhdev Singh, son Luvy and daughter Deepa. “When we reached near Ramgarh, a speeding truck came from the opposite side and before I could apply the brakes, the collision took place,” Jasbir told the police.
The injured were taken to the Government Hospital, Sector 6. Admitted with serious head injuries, Jaswant Kaur was referred to PGI, Chandigarh, after her condition deteriorated.
The other family members are out of danger and their condition is stable, said doctors.
Even as the truck driver fled the spot leaving the vehicle behind, a case of rash driving has been registered against him.
–Agencies