2 killed in road mishaps in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 14

A woman was among two persons who died in road mishaps in the city. The errant drivers in both incidents fled from the accident spots.

The first incident reported near Vishwakarma Dharamshala on Saturday. Complainant Ambika Gambhir of Tilak Nagar told the police that her mother Sangita Rani was going towards the Basti Jodhewal chowk on her Honda Activa scooter.

When she reached near Dharamsala, a speeding truck rammed into her scooter from the rear. Her mother suffered serious head injuries and she was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared her brought dead, said Ambika, the deceased’s daughter.

Investigating officer ASI Joginder Pal said after the accident, the truck driver fled the spot but he was identified as Avtar Singh and a case was registered against him yesterday, adding that a probe was on to trace his whereabouts.

The other accident was reported on the Bahadarke road on November 12. A speeding and rashly driven truck (bearing registration no. HP12C6141) crushed a man, who was standing on the roadside, to death. Complainant in the case Dilbara Singh said he was standing there when a speeding truck came from the Jalandhar bypass side and crushed a pedestrian. After the accident, he informed the police and the deceased was taken to the local Civil Hospital. The deceased was yet to be identified.

A case of negligent driving was registered against the unknown truck driver who escaped from the spot after the accident.

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