Hoshiarpur (PB), Nov 2 A 30-year-old woman and her 10-year-old son were killed after a tipper truck hit their scooter here on Monday afternoon, police said.
The deceased were identified as Gagandeep Kaur and her son Arman, residents of Singriwala village.
According to police, Gagandeep Kaur was returning home after picking her son from school when a speeding tipper truck hit their scooter from behind near the Industrial Training Institute on Jalandhar Road. Both died on the spot, they said.
Model Town Station House Officer Baljinder Singh Malhi said police were investigating the incident. The bodies were shifted to the Civil Hospital in Hoshiarpur for post-mortem.
The tipper truck driver has been taken into custody, and a case is being registered in connection with the incident, he added.
(PTI News)
