A devastating explosion involving an LPG tanker and a pickup vehicle on the Hoshiarpur-Jalandhar road late Saturday night has claimed the lives of seven people and left 15 others with burn injuries. The seven confirmed dead include Sukhjeet Singh (driver), Balwant Rai, Dharmender Verma, Manjit Singh, Vijay, Jaswinder Kaur, and Aradhna Verma. Among the injured, 28-year-old Dharmender Verma succumbed to his injuries while being transferred to the Government Medical College in Amritsar. Civil Surgeon Dr. Pawan Kumar confirmed that Verma, who suffered severe burns, passed away en route to the medical facility.
