8-year-old girl run over by truck on Jalandhar bypass in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 29

A speeding truck crushed two siblings standing with their mother to cross the Jalandhar bypass here today. While one of them, an eight-year-old girl, did not survive, her younger brother sustained serious injuries. Their mother also suffered injuries.

Siblings, mother were waiting to cross road

• Pooja, along with her daughter Riya and son Yash, was waiting to cross the Jalandhar bypass near Jassian cut.
• A speeding truck coming from Delhi side crushed woman's daughter to death on the spot and injured her son. Pooja too sustained injuries.
• The truck driver escaped from the spot following the incident, leaving the vehicle behind.
• The boy was admitted to a hospital in a critical condition.
• The police have initiated an investigation and impounded the truck.

The truck driver escaped from the spot following the incident, leaving the vehicle behind. Bystanders rushed the injured children to a hospital. The police have initiated an investigation and impounded the truck.

According to information, Pooja and her husband Chandan worked at a cold storage facility and resided there. She, along with her children Riya and Yash, was going towards the Karabara side when a speeding truck coming from the Delhi side crushed her daughter to death and seriously injured her son. Pooja fell due to the impact of the incident, which took place near Jassian cut.

The girl succumbed to her injuries on the spot, while the boy was admitted to the hospital for treatment. The condition of the injured child is reported to be critical. The girl’s body was sent for a postmortem examination.

A case has been registered against the unidentified driver of the truck at the Salem Tabri police station.

It is worth mentioning here that a number of fatal mishaps have occurred near the Jalandhar bypass and Jassian cut in the past, but requisite measures are yet to be taken to avert such incidents.

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