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Couple killed as car hits motorcycle on Dera Bassi overbridge

Hindustan Times, Mohali | By, Dera Bassi
Dec 17, 2020 11:24 PM IST

Both from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, police trying to locate their local residence

A 45-year-old man and his wife, 40, were killed after a car hit their motorcycle on the railway overbridge at Dera Bassi on Thursday evening.

Ram Avtar and his wife Sushila were on their way home when a car hit their two wheeler from the rear, following which the former died on the spot after his head hit the divider on the road. Sushila, who also sustained head injuries, was declared dead at the Dera Bassi Civil Hospital(Getty Images/iStockphoto/For representation)
Ram Avtar and his wife Sushila were on their way home when a car hit their two wheeler from the rear, following which the former died on the spot after his head hit the divider on the road. Sushila, who also sustained head injuries, was declared dead at the Dera Bassi Civil Hospital(Getty Images/iStockphoto/For representation)

Ram Avtar and his wife Sushila were on their way home when a car hit their two wheeler from the rear, following which the former died on the spot after his head hit the divider on the road. Sushila, who also sustained head injuries, was declared dead at the Dera Bassi Civil Hospital.

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The car driver fled from the scene, where a traffic build-up after the mishap soon led to an hour-long jam.

The couple was from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and police were trying to locate their local residence till this report was filed.

The bodies have been kept at the Civil Hospital mortuary and a postmortem will be conducted on Friday, said investigating officer, inspector Satnam Singh.

A case has been registered against the driver of the car who is yet to be identified.

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