Road mishaps claim 2 lives in Tarn Taran

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Tarn Taran, February 24

Two persons were killed and one was seriously injured in two road accidents at two different places in Tarn Taran areas on Friday late evening.

The deceased have been identified as Manwinder Singh (42), a resident of Taragarh Talab (Amritsar), and Waryam Singh (32), a resident of Piddi. The injured was identified as 10-year-old Akashdeep Singh, nephew of deceased Waryam Singh. He was admitted to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, where his condition is stated to be stable.

According to information, Manwinder Singh met with the accident on the Tarn Taran-Khadoor Sahib road near Bal Gas Agency. He was on his motorcycle when he was hit by a Bolero, killing him on the spot.

Sukhdev Singh, ASI, posted at the local Sadar police station, said the driver of Bolero was identified as Hem Raj of Naushehra Pannuan, who was booked by the police.

In the second case, Waryam Singh along with his nephew Akhashdeep Singh was going towards the Sheron village side when he was hit by a speeding car from the rear. Waryam Singh and Akashdeep Singh were brought to a local private hospital where the doctors declared Waryam Singh dead and Akashdeep Singh was taken to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, by the family members. The car involved in the accident have been taken into possession by the police. A case under Sections 304-A, 279, 427, 337 and 338 of the IPC has been registered against the accused by the Sadar police (Tarn Taran).

The postmortem of the bodies were conducted at the local Civil Hospital on Saturday.