Patiala, July 8
Four Patiala residents, including two women, were among nine killed in a car accident in Uttarakhand in the early hours of Friday. The four victims, hailing from Patiala, have been identified as Pawan Jacob (45), Kavita (30), Janvi (32) and Iqbal Kumar (30).
All were reportedly members of an orchestra group. A car, having 10 occupants, was washed away after falling into the Dhela river of Ramnagar in Nainital around 6 am. The Punjab Government said that one of the car occupants, who also died in the accident, belonged to Bhawanigarh town in Sangrur district.
The other deceased included Pinki Kumari (23) of Noida in Uttar Pradesh, Heena (35) of New Delhi, Aashiya (24) of Ramnagar in Uttarakhand and Sangeeta (35) of New Delhi. The sole survivor of the accident, Nazia, was shifted to a hospital in Ramnagar for treatment. She is a resident of Kashipur in Uttarakhand. All victims were on their way to Punjab. — TNS
4 from Patiala killed in Uttarakhand accident
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