A 42-year-old man was killed and another grievously injured as an allegedly speeding truck rammed into a stationary vehicle on National Highway (NH) 1 near Barmalipur in Doraha, on Thursday afternoon. The impact was so severe that the Mahindra Bolero turned turtle.
The police took the truck driver, identified as Rahul Bhagat from Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, into custody.
The deceased, Raghuveer Singh from Aluna Palla in Payal, was working to patch a punctured tyre and vehicle’s driver was standing by his side when the truck, coming from the Doraha side, hit the vehicle. He died on the spot.
The police said the Bolero driver noticed a puncture as he reached NRI Dhaba at Barmalipur in Doraha, and visited a nearby tyre shop for help. He brought Raghveer from the shop to help change the tyre. The injured driver was rushed to a hospital in Khanna.
Sukhdev Singh, deceased’s cousin, alleged in his complaint to the Doraha police the truck driver was driving rashly, which led to the accident.
The police have impounded the truck and registered a case.
