Eight dead, 12 injured as car runs over workers in Punjab's Sangrur: What led to the accident? Details
A group of more than 20 workers enrolled under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G) were engaged in some work in the area when the incident occurred. Some of them were also reportedly sitting on the road.
Eight workers were killed and twelve injured when a car crashed into them on a road in Sangrur district of Punjab on Sunday, according to police reports. The workers, part of a group of over twenty enrolled under various government schemes, were working near the Lehragaga-Jakhal road when the accident occurred. Some were reportedly sitting on the road.
The speeding car, a Chevrolet Optra Magnum, lost control and ran over the group before the driver fled the scene. Five workers died at the scene, while the remaining twelve were taken to a nearby hospital, some in critical condition. The victims included six women and two men. Punjab Cabinet Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema expressed condolences, assuring government assistance for the victims.
Local Congress MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Opposition leader Partap Singh Bajwa also conveyed their grief.
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