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Dera Bassi hit-and-run: 70-year-old farmer crushed to death
Ram Singh was crossing the road when a speeding truck coming from Dera Bassi side hit him, crushing him under the rear tyre
Published on: Jan 1, 2021, 23:59:22 IST
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A 70-year-old farmer was crushed to death by a speeding truck at Bhankarpur village in Dera Bassi on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway on Friday while he was crossing the road, the police said.
The deceased was identified as Ram Singh, a resident of the village. An eyewitness, Rajinder Singh Lucky, who runs a confectionery shop at the village bus stand, said that Ram Singh was crossing the road when a speeding truck coming from Dera Bassi side hit him, crushing him under the rear tyre.
A case was registered against the unidentified driver. The body of the deceased was handed over to the family after postmortem.
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