Bus hits motorcycle in Panchkula, rider dead

Panchkula, June 15

A man was killed after his two-wheeler met with an accident with a government bus near Mattawala village in Panchkula on Saturday.

Jasmer Singh, a resident of Baloti village in Chandimandir area, said he was on his way toward Mattawala on a tipper while his brother Lal Singh was going there on his motorcycle. He added that a bus rammed into his bike, killing him on the spot.

He said his brother was returning home after supplying milk and was driving ahead of him. Suddenly, a government bus overtook Lal Singh and hit his motorcycle. The biker suffered several injuries.

Jasmer took his brother to a community health centre from where the man was referred to the Government Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, where doctors declared him dead.

Following a complaint by Jasmer, the police have registered a case against the government bus driver, identified as Rattan Singh, under Sections 279 (rash driving) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC at the Chandimandir police station.