Five laborers, including a contractor from Uttar Pradesh, died in Kurukshetra, Haryana. The five had gone to sleep in a hotel room near the district jail on Monday after returning from work, having lit a charcoal brazier for warmth. When they didn't wake up by Tuesday morning, the hotel staff called the police.

Upon receiving the information, the police arrived and broke down the door. The scene inside shocked everyone. All five were lying unconscious. They were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared them dead. The police then took custody of the five bodies and sent them to the civil hospital for post-mortem examination.

According to the police, all the deceased were residents of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh. There were four laborers and one contractor among them. According to the hotel manager, they had arrived at the hotel on Monday evening. They had come to the hotel to do painting work.  Currently, the police are gathering more information about them.

The five had eaten dinner and gone to sleep in their room.
According to hotel manager Upendra Nain, on Monday evening, four people, along with contractor Noor, a resident of Sheikhpura Qadim in Saharanpur, arrived in Kurukshetra for painting work. The laborers, who arrived after 4:00 PM, ate dinner and went to sleep in a room. When the door of the closed room did not open even late in the morning, hotel employee Kanwarpal informed him. Upon receiving the information from the employee, he immediately reached the spot and tried to get the door opened, but there was no response from inside.

Police broke down the door and entered.
According to the manager, when the room door did not open, he immediately informed the police. The police arrived and tried to open the door again by knocking. However, when there was no response from inside, they had to break down the door. Upon seeing the scene inside after the door was broken down, everyone was shocked. Five people were lying unconscious. They were immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared them dead. A charcoal brazier was lit in the hotel room.
According to the hotel manager, charcoal was burned in a basin inside the room. It is initially suspected that the five people suffocated due to the smoke from this charcoal. The police have summoned the hotel owner. The deceased include contractor Noor. Two of the laborers have been identified as Rajkumar and Roshan, residents of Sheikhpura Qadim, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The other two laborers have not yet been identified, and efforts are underway to gather information about them.

Three trucks collided on Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway-44 in Kurukshetra, Haryana. The driver of the PB 13 BF 1809 truck died in this accident. The driver of this truck got stuck between the divider and the truck and died on the spot. The accident happened around 4:30 in the morning.

According to the information, the deceased was identified as Rakesh Kumar (44), resident of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Rakesh Kumar used to drive a truck for a company. Rakesh was going from Delhi to Ambala with iron goods in the truck. The police have informed Rakesh's family about the accident.

Rakesh got down to use the bathroom

Rakesh stopped his truck near Sanwala village on NH-44 and got down to use the bathroom. Meanwhile, a truck with Haryana number plate hit his truck from behind. Soon, a third truck also collided with it from behind. After this strong collision, the drivers of the two rear trucks got stuck in the cabin.

Crushed between truck and divider
During this time Rakesh got crushed between his truck and the divider wall. His torso fell on the other side after getting cut from the wall. People nearby pulled out the people trapped in the truck and informed the police. Police sent the injured drivers to the hospital for treatment through ambulance.

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On the other hand, investigating officer SI Om Prakash said that the body has been taken into custody and sent for postmortem. Rakesh's brother was with him at the time of the incident, but is very scared after the accident. Rakesh's family has been informed. Action will be taken on the basis of the statement.