Solan: Two killed, 3 hurt in road accident

Solan, February 11

Two persons were killed and three others injured when a truck going towards Chandigarh rammed into a divider and swerved and hit a car and a motorcycle on the opposite lane around 6 pm today.

DSP, Parwanoo, Pranav Chauhan said that two occupants of the car (HP 33 C 4073) were killed and three others were injured. All injured were admitted to the ESI Hospital. The driver of the truck fled the spot after the accident and efforts were afoot to trace him.

The police took out the bodies and the injured persons from the mangled remains of the car after much effort. The motorcycle was also badly damaged.

The Parwanoo-Dharampur section of the Shimla-Chandigarh National Highways was blocked near the inter-state barrier after the accident. The cause of the accident is being ascertained.

Vehicles queued up on both sides of the highway as traffic movement was disrupted. Vehicles moved slowly as the rush was more than weekdays owing to a long weekend.