Four killed as speeding car hits e-rickshaw in Jalandhar

Eyewitnesses said the driver of the speeding Audi lost control over the car and hit the e-rickshaw before ramming into a motorcycle. The two motorcyclists are hospitalised

Jalandhar

Police impounded the car that hit the e-rickshaw and motorcycle near Bidhipur railway crossing on the Jalandhar-Amritsar highway on Tuesday night. The car driver is absconding. (HT Photo)

Four persons were killed when a speeding car rammed into an e-rickshaw they were travelling in on the Jalandhar-Amritsar national highway on Tuesday night, police said.

The accident took place near Bidhipur railway crossing. One of the e-rickshaw passengers died on the spot, while the other two succumbed to their injuries on the way to a hospital.

Investigation officer Jatinder Kumar said eyewitnesses reported that the driver of the speeding Audi lost control over the car and hit the e-rickshaw before ramming into a motorcycle. The two motorcyclists were admitted to the civil hospital in Jalandhar where one of the injured, identified as Harpreet Singh, succumbed to his injuries.

“The car driver fled from the spot. The car is registered in the name of a private company in Chandigarh,” Jatinder Kumar said.

The victims, travelling in the e-rickshaw, were identified as Paramjit Singh, Jagdish Chandar and Pankaj, all residents of Jalandhar city. The condition of the injured, identified as Govind, is also stated to be critical.

Demanding arrest of the accused, relatives of the victims held a dharna outside the Maqsudan police station.