Road mishaps claim 2 lives in Mohali district

Tribune News Service

Mohali, October 25

Two persons lost their lives in road mishaps in the district in the past 24 hours. In a hit-and-run case, a 68-year-old man was killed after an SUV hit an Uber motorcycle he was riding pillion in Sector 71 late on Sunday evening.

The deceased has been identified as Jaswinder Singh, a resident of Sector 94.

Investigating officer Baljit Singh said the victim was returning home after closing his shop in Sector 71, Mohali. He booked an Uber motorcycle. While he was on his way back home, an SUV, Tata Safari, hit their motorcycle. Jaswinder fell on the road and suffered serious injuries, while the person riding the motorcycle suffered minor injuries. The pillion rider was rushed to a private hospital where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival.

On a complaint of Jaswinder’s son Chanpreet Singh, a case under Sections 304-A and 279 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the SUV driver. The registration number of the SUV had been traced and the suspect would be arrested soon, he said.

In another mishap, a 41-year-old man, a native of Uttarakhand, was killed in a road mishap after a truck hit his motorcycle near the Bhankarpur light point in Dera Bassi today.

The deceased has been identified as Kailash Chander Bahugana, who was residing in Dera Bassi. He was working with a private company.

The investigating officer (IO) said the accident took place around 12.35 pm when Kailash was on his way to the office in Mohali. When he reached the Bhankarpur light point, a truck hit his motorcycle from behind. As a result, he fell on the road and suffered head injuries. He was rushed to the Civil Hospital in Dera Bassi, where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. The truck driver fled from the spot leaving the vehicle behind.

A case under Sections 279, 304-A and 427 of the IPC has been registered against the truck driver. The body was handed over to the family members after a post-mortem examination.

The IO said they had seized the truck and were hopeful of arresting its driver soon.