Ludhiana, June 13 -- A tragic road accident occurred early this morning on the Chandigarh-Ludhiana highway near Heera village, claiming the life of an ambulance driver and leaving four members of a family, including two children, seriously injured.

According to police and eyewitness, a private ambulance was en route from Chandigarh to Ludhiana, transporting a child recently discharged from hospital. As the vehicle neared Heera village, it lost control and crashed into the boundary wall of a roadside religious site.

The impact of the collision proved fatal for Jaipal, the 35-year-old driver from Yamunanagar, who succumbed to his injuries on the spot. The ambulance's passengers-identified as Lalita, Bhagwan, 13-year-old Shyam Kumar, and a...