SUV crash on Pinjore-Parwanoo bypass leaves 1 dead, 3 injured

Panchkula, January 18

One person was killed and three others, including two girls, were injured when a rashly driven Fortuner in which they were travelling collided with a Scorpio after turning turtle near Tipra village on the Pinjore-Parwanoo bypass.

The deceased has been identified as Arman, a resident of Maloya in Chandigarh. The owner of the damaged Scorpio, Vijay Mittal, said his shop was located near the accident site. He said he was closing his shop to return home when the Fotuner, coming from the Parwanoo side, turned turtle thrice before hitting his Scorpio. He said people gathered at the site and rescued the injured from the Fortuner and rushed them to the Civil Hospital in Panchkula, where one of them succumbed to his injuries. Eyewitnesses claimed that all boys and girls were drunk. They said they saw bottles of liquor and beer near the damaged vehicle.

The Pinjore police are looking into the case. —