Road mishaps snuff out 3 lives in Amritsar district

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, December 26

Three persons lost their lives in separate road mishaps in rural areas here in the past two days. One person was arrested in a case who was released on bail.

The deceased have been identified as Balkar Singh of Dhaul Kalan village, Harpreet Singh of Kohatwind Hindua village and Rajinder Masih of Shekhwan village in Gurdaspur.

Rajinder Masih along with his wife Rajwinder Kaur had come to visit his in-laws’ house in Dhariwal village on Sunday. He was returning to his native village on a bike when he collided with a scooter being driven by Jasbir Singh of Vanjawala village. Jasbir was going to Chak Sikander village.

Rajinder fell on the road and a truck ran him over. He was killed on the spot while his wife Rajwinder sustained injuries. She was rushed to a hospital in Amritsar. Police authorities said investigation was under progress and a case has been being registered.

Meanwhile, Balkar Singh of Dhaul Kalan village was killed after he was hit by a goods carrier near Ram Tirath on Saturday. His son Harpal Singh told the police that his father used to work as a security guard at a FCI godown at Khasa.

He said he was returning home on a cycle and he was waiting for him near Ram Tirath. He said a goods carrier coming from the Amritsar side hit his father. He said he rushed him to a private hospital where doctors declared him dead. Lopoke police registered a case against Manjit Singh of Brar village. He was driving the vehicle. He was released on bail.

In the third incident, Hapreet Singh of Kohatwind Hindua village was killed when a tractor trolley hit his bike on Thursday. He was critically injured and succumbed to his injuries on late Friday evening.

Kuldeep Kaur, wife of the victim, told the police that they were returning from Mehta town on bike when the rashly driven tractor trolley hit their bike.

The police booked Jagroop Singh of the same village. He fled the spot after the incident.

One person held, released on bail later

In the three accidents that took place in the last two days in rural areas of the district, deceased have been identified as Balkar Singh of Dhaul Kalan village, Harpreet Singh of Kohatwind Hindua village and Rajinder Masih of Shekhwan village in Gurdaspur. One person was arrested in a case who was released on bail.