The military ambulance after the accident near Malout. Tribune photo

Tribune News Service
Muktsar, November 28

Three army men died as a stray cattle came in front of their ambulance on the Abohar-Delhi highway near Malout on Wednesday night and as a result collided with a truck.

The ambulance was ferrying a sick Army man and four others from Abohar to the Army hospital in Bathinda when the mishap took place around 10 pm, sources said.

The deceased were identified as Subedar Jeetpal, Naib-Subedar Ajit Singh and Naik N Pandya. Two Army men–driver DS Pal and rifleman Devinder–were injured and shifted to hospital.

Malout Sadar police have started investigation after registering a case against the unidentified truck driver, who fled the spot after leaving the vehicle behind.