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Six killed as van rams into truck in Haryana’s Narnaund
The victims, all residents of Chuli Bagriyan village in Adampur tehsil, were returning from an overnight wedding when the accident occurred at 8am
Six people were killed and six others injured when their Maruti Eeco van rammed into a truck parked on the road near Rakhi Shahpur village in Narnaund subdivision, 30 km from Hisar, on Monday morning.
The incident took place when they were returning from Milakpur village, where they had gone to attend a wedding.
The deceased have been identified as Dinesh, 34, who was driving the vehicle, Om Prakash, 49, Sohan Lal, 65, Sachin, 19, Kuldeep, 28, and Bhupender, 33. All hailed from Shilwala village of Rajasthan. The bodies have been sent to a local hospital in Hansi for post-mortem.
The injured Rohtash, 32, Shravan (age could not be verified), Abhishek, 20, Vikram, 33, and Kuldeep, 25, Jatin, 17, are undergoing treatment at private hospitals in Hisar and Narnaund. While Jatin hails from Sirsa, the others are from different parts of Rajasthan.
Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Joginder Rathi said, “Our initial investigations revealed that the van driver, who was speeding, lost control over the wheel and rammed the vehicle into the truck.”
A case has been registered against the unidentified truck driver under Section 283 (danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code.
