Pb: 8 killed as pickup vehicle plunges into Ludhiana canal

Ludhiana: Eight people died after a pickup vehicle fell into the Sirhind canal near Jagera bridge in Punjab’s Ludhiana district, police said on Monday.

The incident took place on Sunday night when a group of nearly 30 devotees was returning after paying obeisance at Mata Naina Devi temple in Himachal Pradesh.

The police said that the van plunged into the canal when its driver lost control while overtaking another vehicle at the bank of the canal.

With the recovery of two more bodies from the Sirhind Canal the toll has gone to eight, said Deputy Superintendent of Police, Payal, Hemant Malhotra.

Four women and three children were among those killed in the accident.