Mohali farmer killed in hit-and-run accident

A 52-year-old farmer was killed in a road accident after a speeding car hit him near Jhanjeri village in Mohali on Wednesday

A 52-year-old farmer was killed in a road mishap after a speeding car hit him near Jhanjeri village in Mohali on Wednesday.

He was crossing the road while returning to his home from the fields when the accident took place. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Identified as Labh Singh, he was crossing the road while returning to his home from the fields when the accident took place. The car driver fled, leaving him fatally injured.

Singh was rushed to Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32, Chandigarh, where he was declared brought dead.

Police have registered a case of rash driving and causing death by negligence against the unidentified driver. After the postmortem, the victim’s body was handed over to his family members.

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