Two separate road accidents in Mohali claimed two lives and left one woman seriously injured on Wednesday.
In the first accident, a 25-year-old truck driver was burnt alive after his truck caught fire following a head-on collision with a tipper on the Banur-Landra Road near Saneta village early in the morning.
The deceased was identified as Sahil Kumar, a resident of Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. According to his uncle, Ramesh Kumar, the accident occurred near a petrol pump at around 5 am. He alleged that a speeding tipper travelling from the opposite direction rammed Sahil’s truck, causing it to overturn before the cabin was engulfed in flames.
The uncle and passers-by attempted to rescue the trapped driver, but the fire spread rapidly, making it impossible to reach him. His body was recovered after the blaze was extinguished. Police have registered a case against the tipper driver, Pyare Lal, a resident of Tarapur village in Rupnagar, on charges of rash and negligent driving.
In another incident on the Chandigarh-Ambala National Highway in Dera Bassi, a motorcyclist died after his bike crashed into a stationary truck parked along the roadside near Indus Hospital at around 7 am.
The victim, Preet Singh, 25, a resident of Dappar village near Lalru, was on his way to work at a private company in Zirakpur. His neighbour, Sandeep Kaur, 31, who works at a private school in Zirakpur, was riding pillion. The impact lodged the motorcycle beneath the rear of the truck.
{{/usCountry}}The victim, Preet Singh, 25, a resident of Dappar village near Lalru, was on his way to work at a private company in Zirakpur. His neighbour, Sandeep Kaur, 31, who works at a private school in Zirakpur, was riding pillion. The impact lodged the motorcycle beneath the rear of the truck.
{{/usCountry}}Both victims were rushed to the civil hospital, where doctors declared Preet dead. Kaur, who suffered critical injuries, was referred to a hospital in Chandigarh for specialised treatment.