Phagwara, October 27
Two persons died on the spot, when the bike which they were riding was hit by a speeding tractor-trailer on the Jalandhar-Ludhiana National Highway before the Royal King Palace late on Tuesday night. The deceased have been identified as Sundar Singh (23) of Ludhiana and Ravi Gupta (22) of New Vijay Nagar, Jalandhar. They were working as waiters at a hotel in Ludhiana and were returning to Ludhiana with their friend from Jalandhar, when their bike was hit from behind. The tractor-trailer driver fled after leaving the vehicle behind at the accident site. Both of them were taken to the Civil Hospital, but the doctors declared them brought dead. An autopsy was conducted and the body was handed over to their family members on Wednesday. The police have seized the tractor-trailer and registered a case under Sections 304-A and 427 of the IPC. — OC
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