Man, nephew killed after being hit by speeding vehicle on KMP e-way

Two bike riders died in a road accident after being hit by a speeding heavy vehicle on the KMP Expressway near Farrukhnagar, Gurugram.

Updated on: May 16, 2023, 01:41:07 IST

By Debashish Karmakar

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A bike-borne man and his nephew died after being allegedly hit by a speeding heavy vehicle on Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway near Farrukhnagar on Sunday morning, Gurugram police said.

Man, nephew killed after being hit by speeding vehicle on KMP e-way

Police said the deceased were identified as Om Prakash (59), and his nephew Naveen Kumar (18).

According to investigators, both were on their way to Sonipat via the KMP Expressway in Gurugram when the accident took place at about 11am.

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Police said Kumar was riding the motorcycle when a heavy vehicle, possibly a truck, hit them while trying to overtake and both were run over.

Investigators said a few commuters spotted the duo lying in a pool of blood and alerted the police control room, following which a police team reached the spot and rushed them to a government hospital in Sector 10, but doctors declared them dead.

A senior police officer said that the motorcycle was completely destroyed, and the helmet worn by Kumar was also damaged. “There are no CCTV cameras around the accident spot. We are trying to trace the vehicle and its driver at the earliest,” he said.

On the basis of a complaint from Om Prakash’s son Sombir, an FIR was registered against the unidentified driver under Section 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 304A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Farrukhnagar police station on Sunday evening, said police.

Meanwhile, a bike-borne man died after he was hit by another motorcycle near Alimuddinpur in Farrukhnagar on Saturday evening, said police.

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Police said the deceased, Ramavatar Singh, was on his way to Yakubpur when the accident took place.

An FIR under Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on public way) and 304A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC was registered at Farrukhnagar police station on Sunday, police said.

Inspector Jitender Singh, station house officer (SHO) of Farrukhnagar police station, said they are trying to trace the suspect.

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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