Karnal, June 26 -- Eight members of a family were injured when their tempo traveller had a collision with a hydraulic crane on the Ambala-Jagadhari highway early Thursday, police said.

The injured were identified as Abdul Wahid, Jahangir Alam, Gulfam Khan, Salman Khan, Gulafshan, Sehmat, Misba and Mahima, all residents of Peer Wali Gali in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

According to the police, the family was returning home after a week-long trip to Srinagar. Police said that the incident happened during the wee hours of the day, when the tempo traveller, carrying 12 passengers and the driver, collided with a Hydra near the Rampur turn on the highway.

Arun Chadha, a local resident and eye-witness of the incident said that the hy...