Girl killed, two youths injured in accidents in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 10

A girl was killed and two youths suffered serious injuries in road accidents in the district.

The first incident was reported at Chehlan village in Samrala where a girl riding a scooter was hit by “rashly driven” PRTC bus yesterday. The girl suffered serious head injuries and rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her brought dead.

The deceased has been identified as Navdeep Kaur of Madpur village in Samrala district. Investigation officer ASI Navdeep Singh said the driver along with the bus fled from the spot and probe is on to identify him. A case was registered against the bus driver.

Another accident was reported on the Rahon road on Monday evening in which two youths riding a motorcycle suffered serious injuries as their vehicle was hit by a Mahindra Bolero. Injured Ranjit and Prince told the police that they were heading home on their motorcycle when one white Mahindra Bolero rammed into them. The Bolero driver, instead of taking them to hospital, fled from the spot. They could not note the registration number of Bolero.

The Meharban police have registered a case against the unknown driver yesterday and launched a probe identify him. CCTV cameras of the area were also being checked by the police to get clue about the driver.