Retired Army man killed in road accident

A retired Subedar of the Army was killed when the car in which he was travelling collided with a truck on Ludhiana-Jalandhar National Highway at Goraya area in the district, police said today.

Subedar Raghubir Singh, a resident of Una district in Himachal Pradesh, was returning home from Ludhiana.

He was killed after he lost control over his speeding car as a tyre burst and it collided with the truck late last evening, they added.

The body has been handed over to the family after post mortem, police said, adding that a probe is on but no FIR has been lodged yet.