Five killed in car-truck collision in Jhajjar

Five persons, including four of a family, were killed when their car collided with a truck near Raiya village in Haryana’s Jhajjar district on Wednesday, police said.

Chandigarh: Five persons, including four of a family, were killed when their car collided with a truck near Raiya village in Haryana's Jhajjar district on Wednesday, police said. 

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Among those killed were a couple and their two minor children, a Jhajjar Police official said. All the five people were returning from Delhi to their village Kasni in Jhajjar after attending a marriage, he said. He said there were light rains in the area where the accident occurred.

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The truck driver fled after the accident and a case has been registered in this connection, the police officer said. (PTI)