Boy dies, friend hurt as car rams into truck

Tribune News Service

Ambala, October 25

A 16-year-old boy died while his friend suffered injuries when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a truck on the NH-44 near the Ambala City vegetable market early this morning.

According to information, the car in which the victims were travelling allegedly hit a truck from behind around 3:30 am. The deceased has been identified as Madhur Grover, while the injured person has been identified as Garv, a resident of Ambala City.

Madhur was driving the car, while his classmate was sitting next to him. They were rushed to the Civil Hospital, Ambala City, where Madhur was declared brought dead on arrival, while his friend is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mohali.

Madhur’s father Dhiraj, in his complaint to the police, stated that his son, who was a student of Class XI, told him that he would be staying at his friend’s house to study overnight and would return in the morning. He received a call around 3:30 am that Madhur had met with an accident.

“Madhur’s friend Garv told me that they were coming to drop him home. They had just crossed the mandi when their car rammed into the truck. The truck driver applied brakes all of a sudden. As a result, the car rammed into it,” he stated.

A case has been registered under Sections 279, 338 and 304A of the Indian Penal Code against the unknown truck driver at the Ambala City police station.

The police said Madhur’s body was handed over to the family. The truck driver was yet to be arrested.