60-yr-old man hit by Innova near Dappar toll plaza, dies

Mohali, April 14

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A 60-year-old man was hit by a speeding Innova coming from the Ambala side late last night. He was rushed to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The victim has been identified as Muni Ram, a resident of Lath village near Gohana in Sonepat district. Amit Kumar, son of the deceased, in his statement to the police, said his father Muni Ram had retired from the Army. His father had got a new job as a security guard in Gholu Majra. Both of them had come see the place. He said they alighted from a bus at the Dappar toll plaza and were on the way to the roadside when an Innova hit his father around 9.15 pm. He was injured and taken to the Dera Bassi Hospital where he died.

Investigating officer Onkar Singh said on a statement of the deceased’s son, a case had been registered against the Innova driver under Sections 304A and 279 of the Indian Penal Code(IPC). The driver had been identified as Parminder Singh, a resident of Wave Estate, Sector 85, Mohali.