Eight of a family die as car falls into Kaithal canal in Haryana
Kaithal: Eight members of a family, including three women and five girls, lost their lives after their car plunged into a canal near Mundri village in Kaithal district of Haryana state of India.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Karamjeet alias Kala (40), a resident of Deeg village in the district, who was driving the car, survived the accident.
As per the police, nine members of the family of Karamjeet were travelling from Deeg village to Guhna village to attend Dasehra prayers at the Ravidas dera. The passengers included Karamjeet, his wife Darshna (38), mother Chameli Devi (68), his brother Parveen Kumar’s wife Sukhwinder (38), daughters Fiza (20), Vandana (15) and Komal (17) and nieces Ria (13) and Ramneet (7).
The accident occurred when Karamjeet lost control of the car, plunging it into the canal.
Local villagers, upon witnessing the incident, rushed to the scene and, after significant efforts, managed to retrieve the car. While Karamjeet survived, seven family members were pulled from the water and declared dead after being transported to hospitals. Later in the evening, the body of Komal was recovered from the canal, taking the death toll to eight.
“The driver was rescued, but eight other occupants of the vehicle drowned,” said DSP, Pundri, Lalit Kumar. He also mentioned that Karamjeet’s brother lives abroad. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
