Punjab: Two women killed as oil tanker hits scooter on NH-44 in Hoshiarpur

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Hoshiarpur, March 11

Two women aged 18 and 21 were killed after an oil tanker hit their scooter on the Jalandhar-Pathankot National Highway-44 in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district on Tuesday, police said.

Ragni (18) and Aanchal (21), both residents of Mukerian who were on their way to attend a wedding, were entering a service road after refuelling at a petrol pump when the oil tanker hit their two-wheeler, police said.

The impact of the collision was so severe that both women died on the spot, they said.

Police have launched a probe into the matter.

PTI