Punjab: Four members of Jammu family killed in road accident in Tanda

Four members of a family, including a six-year-old girl, were killed when their Toyota Innova and a Canter collided near Adda Saran in Tanda sub-division of Hoshiarpur district on Saturday morning.

Police identified the victims as Farooq, his brother Arif, sister Naibu and daughter Arsh, all residents of Jammu. They were on their way to Chandigarh when the accident occurred.

The driver of the Innova, Tarris, was seriously injured and admitted to Tanda Civil Hospital from where he was referred to Amritsar.

The Canter driver fled the scene of the accident.

The bodies were shifted to Dasuya Civil Hospital and Rangi Ram Charitable Hospital in Tanda.

Gurmeet Singh, the police officer at Tanda railway station, said the police had tracked the car to Baddi in Himachal Pradesh. The driver would be arrested soon, he added.