Barnala, Dec. 17 -- Five people, including a BSF jawan and a toddler, lost their lives in two road crashes in Barnala district, police said on Tuesday.

In an early morning accident on the Barnala-Moga highway, three people lost their lives when the car in which they were travelling overturned after hitting a divider due to dense fog.

Barnala deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Satvir Singh said that the accident occurred early Tuesday morning near the Mallian Toll Plaza on the Barnala-Moga national highway.

Police said that a Swift Dzire car carrying BSF soldier Sandeep Maseeh (30), who was on leave, his cousin Arshdeep Maseeh (21) of Tarn Taran, Monika (26), and Anu (18) of Amritsar, were travelling from Tarn Taran to Sirsa to a fam...