1 killed, 1 hurt as bike rams truck on NH-48

Investigators said that the truck was moving ahead of their motorbike and it suddenly applied brakes

Updated on: May 28, 2024, 06:20:09 IST

By Debashish Karmakar

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Gurugram: A 20-year-old man died and another person riding pillion was critically injured when the motorbike on which they were travelling allegedly rammed into a container truck after it suddenly applied brakes in the middle of NH-48 in Manesar, police said on Monday.

The truck driver reportedly fled from the spot leaving his truck behind. (HT Photo (Representational Image))

Police identified the deceased person as Virender Jaat and the injured man as his cousin Gajender Jaat, 19. Both of them hailed from Alwar, Rajasthan and lived in a rented accommodation at Sector-39. The deceased worked as a delivery person, police said.

They said that the accident took place at about 5.25pm on Sunday when the men were travelling towards Manesar from their rented accommodation.

Investigators said that the truck was moving ahead of their motorbike and it suddenly applied brakes.

A senior police officer said that Virender, who was riding the two-wheeler, failed to brake on time and hit the truck from behind.

“He sustained severe injuries on his head and chest. Commuters gathered at the spot, arranged an ambulance and took them to a private hospital in Manesar. However, doctors declared Virender dead on arrival,” he said.

Gajender too sustained severe injuries and is still undergoing treatment. They said it was the hospital administration that alerted the local police about the accident after the men was taken there.

Inspector Virender Khatri, station house officer of the Manesar police station, said that such was the impact that a metal part of the truck chassis pierced through Virender’s helmet causing death.

“The driver fled from the spot leaving his truck behind. He has been traced and will be arrested soon,” Khatri said.

Based on Gajender’s complaint, an FIR was registered against the truck driver under sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 304A (causing death by negligence) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code at the Manesar police station late on Sunday night.

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Debashish Karmakar
Debashish Karmakar is a principal correspondent with the Hindustan Times, Gurugram bureau. He has a vast journalistic experience of almost 14 years of covering crime, court, power, transport, administration, weather and other beats while working across various organisations. He has been covering Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh, Palwal and other districts of southern Haryana for more than four and a half years. He has produced several breaking and exclusive stories while reporting from the ground where he maintains a strong presence on a daily basis. He writes news articles which are hard-hitting and accurate. With his strong bureaucratic sources, he frequently writes stories to expose the failure of the system forcing authorities to take necessary course-corrective steps. Besides crime, important convictions and court orders, he also writes on human-angle stories, on power issues and challenges faced by the residents on a daily basis in Gurugram and neighbouring areas. In the past, he worked for media houses like The Times of India, where he extensively reported on important government matters and daily proceedings at the Patna High Court. He has also worked in the electronic media and had done ground coverage on the Kedarnath deluge that wrecked Uttarakhand in 2013.Read More