Husband hurt; truck driver arrestedWoman crushed under truck, dies

Our Correspondent

Dasuya, October 8

An ex-serviceman was badly injured in a road accident that occurred at the Hajipur Chowk last evening, while his wife died after being run over by a truck. According to the information, ex-serviceman Puran Singh (60), a resident of Malikpur, Phagwara, had come to Kheda Sahib Gurdwara with his wife Paramjit Kaur (54).

After service (sewa) at gurdwara, he was returning to Phagwara on his motorcycle, when a truck coming from behind hit their motorcycle.

After the collision, both of them fell on the road and the truck ran over Paramjit Kaur. Being badly crushed under the truck, she died on the spot, while Puran Singh was brought to Dasuya Civil Hospital. He was referred to Jalandhar due to a serious head injury. The truck driver has been arrested.

According to eyewitnesses, shortly before the accident, the Dasuya police had put up a check point at the said place, for which traffic was diverted by placing a barricade on the route.

Leaving the barricade, the police party went to have lunch and the same barricade caused the accident as the trailer collided with the motorcycle after taking a sharp turn from the barricade and a small negligence proved fatal.