3 killed in separate road accidents in Amritsar

Tribune News Service
Amritsar, October 12

A woman, identified as Manjit Kaur, and her daughter Anu were run over by a truck on the Majitha road bypass here on Sunday evening while Manjit’s husband Surjit Singh is fighting for life in a hospital.

They were going towards the Mohkampura side when the truck, which was being driven rashly, hit their scooter from the rear. Unsatisfied over the police response to the incident, people blocked the road and held a protest. They alleged that the police were trying to save the truck driver.

Jaspal Singh, a relative of the victims, said they were going towards the Mohkampura side from the Majitha road. He said Surjit Singh with Manjit Kaur and Anu riding pillion were coming behind him. He said the truck hit his scooter from the rear. Manjit and Anu were killed on the spot while Surjit was seriously injured and was taken to hospital. He alleged that the driver was drunk.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (North) Sarabjit Singh Bajwa reached the spot and assured the protesters of the registration of a case against the accused.

Bajwa said the accident occurred around 9 pm. He said the truck driver, identified as Bana Singh of Moga, had been arrested and the truck (PB-13R-2515) was seized by the police. He said his medical examination was being done to ascertain whether he was drunk.

Meanwhile, a local resident, identified as Buta Singh, was run over by a tractor trolley near the school for blind near Lohgarh area here on Sunday evening. The complainant, Gurcharan Singh, told the police that he, along with Buta Singh, was going to Shashtri market from Lohgarh area. He said when they reached near the school for blind, a tractor trolley hit his father’s scooter from the rear as a result of which he fell down and was run over by the trolley.

The police arrested tractor driver Amritpal Singh, who is a resident of Saidpura village. A case under Sections 304-A and 279 of the IPC was registered against him. Later he was released on bail.