Bhiwani: Two members of a family, including a four-year-old child, were killed and three others sustained injuries after the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck near Pokwas village in Bhiwani district Friday morning.




Police said 58-year-old Sulochana and four-year-old Arnav died in the accident, while 40-year-old Karmveer, 35-year-old Anjali and Rashmi, all residents of Mandhana village in Bhiwani, are undergoing treatment.




According to the information, the family members had travelled to Narhad Pir near Pilani to offer prayers and were on their way back home when the accident took place near Pokwas village.




The truck was reportedly travelling from the Bhiwani side towards Loharu.




Sub-inspector Ajay Singh, SHO, Juhi Kalan police station in Bhiwani, confirmed the death of a woman and a four-year-old child. He also informed that a case was registered against the truck driver, who abandoned the heavy vehicle and fled the scene after the accident.




The police have taken the truck into custody and initiated inquest proceedings, while the bodies of the woman and the child have been sent for postmortem. The SHO said further legal action would follow the postmortem report.




Police are examining CCTV footage from the surrounding area to establish the circumstances leading to the collision. Investigators are also working to trace and apprehend the absconding truck driver.




Police are actively pursuing the investigation and working to arrest the truck driver.




The injured are being treated at the Civil Hospital in Bhiwani. Their condition is stated to be critical, police added.