College lecturer dies in accident

Tarn Taran, June 12

Sandeep Kaur (33), a lecturer of Nursing College Goindwal Sahib, died in a road accident on the National Highway No. 54, near Khabbe Dogran village, on Friday.

The deceased was on her two-wheeler (PB-03, BE-3770) and returning home to Nangal Pannuan (Majitha) village after college. She was hit near Khabbe Dogran village on the national highway by some unidentified vehicle that fled soon after the accident. Investigating Officer ASI Mukhtiar Singh said she was admitted to the local Civil Hospital by the 108 ambulance, where she succumbed to her injuries. She used to cover more than 55 km stretch daily from Nangal Pannuan to Goindwal Sahib. The ASI said the vehicle that hit her had not been traced so far. The district police have installed CCTV cameras on the NH but to no avail. — OC