Jalandhar: A motorcyclist died in a road accident near the JC Resort on the Chaugitti flyover in Jalandhar. The deceased, identified as Rakesh Kumar, lost both his legs in the accident. Police immediately rushed him to a private hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The accident, which occurred around 8 a.m. on Friday, caused a 20-minute traffic jam on the Jalandhar-Amritsar highway. Police arrived at the scene and pulled the injured man and his bike from under the truck. Police said the deceased was between 38 and 40 years old and was the father of two children. While overtaking, his bike collided with the front of the truck, causing the truck’s front tyres to pass over the rider.
The driver fled the scene and was arrested by the police.
The truck driver fled the scene immediately after the incident. Police traced the truck’s license plate number and apprehended him. The accused driver has been identified as Ranjeet Singh, a resident of Gurdaspur. He has been taken to the Rama Mandi police station for further investigation. Surjeet Singh, the IO of the case at the Rama Mandi police station, stated that the police are questioning the driver. Currently, the driver claims the accident was caused by an army vehicle. The investigation is also underway from this angle.
Bike came under the front tyres of the truck
According to the information, the young man’s black colour Pulsar bike (PB 08 E, E-6862) went out of control and came under the front tyres of the truck (PB 10 HW 2183). Due to this the legs of the young man came under the tyres. Police say that the young man was pulled out with great difficulty. His legs were badly hanging, however his torso was saved from coming under the tyres. He was taken to a private hospital in an unconscious state. Police has handed over the bike which was damaged in the accident to Rakesh Kumar’s brother Suresh Mehra.
Truck driver alleges army vehicle caused accident
While in police custody, the driver, Ranjeet Singh, stated that an army vehicle was traveling alongside at the time of the accident and that it struck him from the side. However, the police countered this allegation by stating that if the accident was caused by an army vehicle, the army personnel would have stopped at the scene, but they did not stop and drove away.