Nawanshahr/Kathgarh, 13 November (Jatinder Pal Singh Kaler):- An accident has been reported near the petrol pump at Raipur Nangal on the Ropar-Balachaur National Highway. Providing information, ASI Praveen Kumar, In-charge of the SSF team, said that after receiving information from a passer-by, the team immediately reached the spot and found a car bearing registration number CH 01 AS 3802. The car was being driven by Sanjeev Kumar, son of Mulakh Raj, a resident of Jalandhar.
The car was travelling from Ropar towards Balachaur. When it reached the petrol pump opposite Raipur Nangal, its steering suddenly malfunctioned, causing the vehicle to go out of control. It climbed over the road divider, crossed to the other side of the road and fell into the fields. The car was badly damaged, but the driver escaped unhurt. A major accident was thus averted.
The SSF team, with the assistance of the National Highways Authority's recovery van, got the car pulled out.
