Over a dozen injured as car collides with auto after tyre burst

Babushahi Bureau

Gidderbaha (Sri Muktsar Sahib), October 18, 2025: Around 15 people were seriously injured in a major road accident on the Gidderbaha–Malout road near the Markfed plant on Saturday morning. The mishap occurred when a car’s tyre burst, causing it to lose control and crash into an auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction.

According to information, Ravinder Kumar, a resident of Sri Ganganagar, was returning home from Amritsar along with his wife Krishna Rani and son Chirag in their Honda Jazz car.

How the accident happened

Tyre burst led to loss of control: When the car reached near the Markfed plant, its front tyre suddenly burst.

Crossed divider and hit auto-rickshaw: The car became uncontrollable,

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