32-yr-old run over by truck near Shriman Hospital

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, October 30

A 32-year-old man was crushed to death under the wheels of a truck on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway on late Friday evening. The accident reportedly took place outside Shriman Hospital when the victim along with his friend was going towards Kala Bakra.

This is the second fatality on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway in five days after a five-year-old toddler and her grandparents were killed in a road accident involving a car and a truck.

ASI, police station number 8, Kishore Kumar said the victim was identified as Sarfaraz, a resident of Jallowal village.

A daily wage worker, Sarfaraz was a native of West Bengal. After completing some work in the city, he was heading back to his home with Adam Hussain. While Hussain was driving the motorcycle, Sarfaraz was riding pillion. When they reached outside Shriman Hospital, Hussain’s bike was hit by a truck from the rear, following which Hussain lost balance and Sarfaraz fell off the bike. Unfortunately, he was crushed under rear tyres of the truck. Hussain also sustained serious injuries in the accident. He was rushed to a nearby hospital.

The ASI further informed that the victim used to work in a tyre shop in Jallowal. A case under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at Police Division number 8 against the truck driver. The police also impounded the truck.

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