Couple dies in road mishap

Abohar, August 25

An elderly man and his wife, who were allegedly hit and injured by a speeding truck on the Malout-Hanumangarh bypass here on Saturday, succumbed to their injuries when they were being taken to Bathinda.

According to the information, Rambaran (55) and his wife Murti Devi (50), residents of Dhani Bashesharnath, who used to work as watchpersons in a house on Sitto Road, were returning by a cycle-rickshaw when a truck coming from the wrong direction hit them and fled.

Seeing the injured lying on the road, passersby halted, spoke to them, and informed their families. The couple was taken to the civil hospital. They were given first aid there and referred to a Bathinda hospital for further treatment; however, they died on the way.

The police said a case has been registered against the unidentified truck driver, and an investigation into the case was on.