Road mishaps claim two lives in Khanna

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, May 14

Two persons, including a woman, died in separate road mishaps in Khanna district.

Complainant Rajvir Singh of Madpur village, near Samrala, told the police that on May 13, he, along with his cousin Hardeep Singh, was heading towards Katani Kalan on a scooter.

“When we were overtaking the tractor-trailer, its driver suddenly turned the vehicle towards us due to which we fell on the road. My cousin was crushed under one of the rear tyres of the tractor. He died on the spot,” the complainant added.

Assistant sub-inspector Sikandar Raj from the Samrala police station said the driver of the tractor-trailer had fled the spot after the accident and efforts were on to identify him.

In another incident, complainant Lalkar Singh of Daodour village in Khanna district told the police that on Thursday evening, when he along with his friend, was heading towards Khanna in his car, they stopped on Bija-GT Road. When they were standing on the road, a speeding and rashly driven car hit his friend, Nazma (27). She was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared her brought dead.

The Sadar Khanna police registered a case of negligent driving against the unknown driver and CCTV footage of cameras in the area were being checked to get any clue about the car driver.

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