Youth killed in road accident

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, May 24

A person was killed and another critically injured in two road accidents in the city.

Sunil Kumar (26) was run over by a speeding truck while walking on foot near Leyland House on Main Tarnsport Nagar Road on the evening of May 22. The victim died on the spot while the truck driver fled the spot.

In a complaint to the police, the elder brother of the deceased, Rakesh Singh, a resident of New Star City on Tibba Road, said his brother had gone to Transport Nagar for some work when he met with the fatal accident. The police have booked the unidentified truck driver under Sections 279/304-A of the IPC and were investigating the matter.

In the second mishap occurred near HPN Club on Barewal Road, a youth, Deepak Podal (26), who was riding a motorcycle (bearing registartion no. PB 10FU 0877) was hit by a speeding truck (bearing registration no. PB 12C 1684) and sustained grievous injuries. He was admitted to a local hospital where he was still undergoing treatment. On the complaint of Nand Kishore Yadav, brother-in-law of the victim and a resident of Threeke Colony, the police have booked the truck driver, Naib Singh, a resident of Mansiha Bajan village, under Sections 279, 337, 338 and 427 of the IPC.