Three policemen were on Thursday killed and two students injured in a collision between a car and a school van near Raine village on Hambran road, about 25 km from here.
The incident occurred when the cops -- Assistant Sub Inspector Kulbir Singh and constables Heera Singh and Jagdish Singh -- were on way to Chandigarh in the car for appearance in a case in Punjab and Haryana High Court, SSP Ludhiana (Rural), Opinder Singh said.
The driver of the car lost control over the vehicle and it hit a motorcycle, a scooter and then rammed into a school van coming from the opposite side, he said.
Two of the cops died on the spot while the third succumbed to his injuries in a nearby hospital where he was taken in a critical condition, the police said.
Two school-going children received injuries but they were stated to be out of danger, the police added. -- PTI
