Youngster dies as speeding vehicle hits two-wheeler

A youth was killed in a road accident on Raksha Bandhan on Saturday on the Kailash Nagar road. The deceased was identified as Ritesh. He was going to meet his sister to celebrate the festival when the incident occurred.

His family took him to a private hospital but could not save his life. The police handed over the body to his kin after conducting a post-mortem examination on Sunday.

Patel Deen said he was going towards the Kailash Nagar road on his bicycle on Saturday morning. When he reached near Jagdish Marble, a speeding Maruti Swift car (bearing registration number Punjab 39 M0601) was passing by. The person in the vehicle was driving recklessly. The car driver hit the Honda Activa badly and fled the scene. When he went to the scene, he saw Ritesh lying in a pool of blood. Ritesh is the son of his friend Shiv Anchal. He along with members of the victim’s family took him to the hospital but he died due to serious head and chest injuries.

Ritesh has been staying in Ludhiana for the past few years. He has an elder brother and a sister. The police will conduct the autopsy on Sunday and hand over the body to his family. The Basti Jodhewal police were yet to identify the car driver. A case has been registered on the charge of causing death by accident.