Two killed in different road mishaps in district

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, May 22

Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in the district on Wednesday.

The first accident occurred at Talwara. Akash Pathania, Jasveer Singh, a resident of Namoli, a village close to the Talwara town, and Vijay Singh, a resident of Fatehpur, were going on a motorcycle to meet a friend living in Pathankot. When they crossed Mukerian, and reached Talwara Jattan village, near Meerthal, an unknown vehicle hit their motorcycle. Akash died on the spot. Jagdev Singh, a former sarpanch of Namoli village, said Akash was his nephew and he was survived by parents and a sister. Vijay was seriously injured in the accident. He was admitted to the Civil Hospital, Pathankot, for treatment.

In another accident that occurred near Mohalla Fatehgarh in Hoshiarpur city, Soni Ram, a resident of Vijay Nagar here, died after being hit by an unidentified tractor-trailer. He was taken to a private hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The police have registered an FIR against unknown driver on the complaint of Harshdeep, the son of the deceased.