Elderly crushed to death by truck

Ludhiana, May 18

A 60-year-old man crushed to death by a truck on Dugri bridge on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Mohan Singh while his cousin Gurmukh Singh (45) suffered serious injuries in the accident.

As per information, both were heading towards Daba and when they reached the Dugri bridge, their bike was hit by the speedy truck from the rear side.

After the accident, both had suffered serious injuries. They were rushed to a nearby private hospital where Mohan succumbed and the condition of Gurmukh was said to be critical.

Mohan, who was a tailor, is survived by two sons and his wife.

SI Pritpal Singh said the truck driver fled the spot after the accident and efforts were on to nab him. — TNS