SUV jumps red light, rams into Skoda car, leaves 5 hurt

Chandigarh, June 21

Five persons, including the son of a former Punjab MLA, were injured after a speeding Toyota Fortuner, being driven by a 19-year-old youth, jumped the red light and rammed into a Skoda Rapid at the Sector 8/9/17/18 light point last night.

According to the police, the Skoda was heading towards the road separating Sector 8 and 9 when the Fortuner, coming from the Matka Chowk side, hit the vehicle and dragged it for several metres. Both vehicles were badly damaged in the accident.

Meanwhile, four persons riding the Skoda, identified as Congress leader Rahul Singh Sidhu, son of former Congress MLA Harnirpal Singh Sidhu, Deepinder Singh Brar, Harjinder Singh and Diljot Singh, were injured. They were shifted to the GMSH, Sector 16, from where Rahul was referred to the PGI. The others were discharged.

The police said the youth driving the SUV, Kanwar Partap Singh, a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib district, escaped from the hospital after getting treatment even before the police arrived there. He was later arrested today and released on bail. — TNS

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