Woman, granddaughter die as tractor plunges into drain

The conveyance mislaid its equilibrium aft going implicit a pothole connected the road

A 45-year-old pistillate and her granddaughter drowned arsenic the tractor they were travelling successful plunged into a drain successful Khubban colony precocious past nighttime .

Other than them, 2 different persons were besides injured successful the accident.

According to sources, 15-year-old Preeti had gone to sojourn her grandma Harpal Kaur who was moving successful a paddy field. Both of them on with different labourers were connected their mode backmost location connected a tractor erstwhile it mislaid equilibrium aft going implicit a pothole connected the roadworthy and fell into the drain.

Farmer Surinder Kumar Chugh, with the assistance of others, took the victims retired of the drain and instantly rushed them to the Community Health Center astatine Sitto Gunno.

Harpal and her granddaughter were referred to Abohar Civil Hospital. However, connected reaching the hospital, the doctors declared them brought dead.

On receiving the news, ASI Balveer Singh rushed to the spot and started investigating the matter.