Ludhiana, Feb. 19 -- A 55-year-old woman was killed on the spot and her husband critically injured after a car, driven allegedly by an "intoxicated" man, rammed into their motorcycle near Kullewal village on Wednesday afternoon. The police recovered heroin from the accused driver.

The victim has been identified as Balwinder Kaur of Gahlewal village while her husband Nirmal Singh was referred to PGIMER Chandigarh in a critical condition.

According to the police, the couple was returning to their village after collecting medicines from a Khanna hospital. Near Gugga Marhi (Kullewal village), a car coming from the Samrala side went to the wrong side of the road and hit their motorcycle head-on.

Balwinder Kaur died on the spot, while Nirmal...