Hit by Punjab Roadways bus, man dies

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 22

Two persons, including a 5-year-old boy, died in separate road mishaps in the city on Saturday.

In the first incident, Mohan (47) of Gurdev Nagar died after a Punjab Roadways bus hit him near Mangli village on the Chandigarh Road.

Sources said the incident occurred at 8 am, when the deceased was heading towards the factory where he worked on his motorcycle. When he reached Mangli village a rashly-driven Punjab Roadways bus rammed into his bike killing him on the spot.

The bus driver, however, managed to flee from the spot. The kin of the deceased held a protest and blocked the Chandigarh Road for around an hour.

They lifted the dharna only after the police registered a case against the bus driver under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and assured them that the driver would be arrested soon. The police had to divert traffic due to the protest.

Car mows down 5-year-old boy

A rashly-driven car rammed into a house on the Bhadarke Road, killing a 5-year-old boy and injuring his sister Anamika here on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Ramjit and his sister is undergoing treatment at a hospital. The deceased's father is a daily-wage labourer. The accused has been identified as Ashok. He has been arrested by the Salem Tabri police and a case under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against him. Sources said after hitting the children, who were playing outside their house, the car also rammed into another house and damaged its outer wall. Sources said other children were also playing in the area but they had a miraculous escape. Eyewitnesses said the accused was reportedly under the influence of some drugs. The police have conducted his medical to ascertain if he was drunk or under the influence of some drugs.