New Delhi, June 6 -- In a devastating road accident, nine people lost their lives and several others sustained injuries after the pick-up vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a truck near Janga Wala Mour on the Ferozepur-Fazilka road on Saturday.

The vehicle was carrying 32 passengers, including women and children, from Jalalabad to Beas in Amritsar, where they were headed to immerse the ashes of a deceased relative in the Beas River, according to PTI. The journey ended in tragedy when the vehicle met with the accident.

Several victims succumbed to their injuries at the scene, while those seriously hurt were rushed to the Civil Hospital in Ferozepur for treatment.

According to Dr Nikhil Gupta, Senior Medical Officer, patients i...