Kaithal: Three cousins died and three were injured when a car rammed into a canal bridge in Haryana’s Kaithal district between villages Pai and Sismaur around 2 AM on November 14. However, it was later revealed that the road accident was intentional as families of the deceased claimed that the driver intentionally hit the bridge after an altercation with his passengers.
The complaint mentioned that the driver, Narendra Kumar, had a fight with his friends while travelling and drove at high speeds and ran into the bridge.
Navdeep (19), Pradeep (27) and Ajay (22) were the deceased and they are all cousins residing in Karora village. One of them was married while the others were unmarried.
Police have registered a case against Narendra Kumar at Titram police station. An inquiry is being conducted.
Driver Intentionally Hit Bridge After Fight
The complaint said that Narendra Kumar had taken Mahabir’s Tata Altroz car around 11.30 PM on November 13 to drop his friends off in Kaithal. Pradeep, Navdeep, Ajay and Sahil were also in the car.
The complainant, Ramniwas of Karora village, told police that he was informed between 1.30 AM and 2 AM that Narendra had stopped the car and was having an argument with his friends. He then left in his motorbike with Gaurav and Arjun to head to the road between Kaithal and Sismaur.
Ramniwas arrived close to Sismaur village and saw Narendra argue with the young men. He went to help resolve the situation however, after the altercation Narendra asked his friends to get back in the car and sped off towards Kaithal.
While Ramniwas chased the vehicle on his motorbike, Narendra drove recklessly and hit the left side of the canal bridge on the road between Sismaur and Pai. This caused serious damage to the car and caused injuries to everyone inside.
Three Young Men Declared Dead
After the impact, Ramniwas lost control of his motorbike out of fright causing him to fall. He, Gaurav and Arjun suffered minor injuries.
Ramniwas then contacted Dial 112 for help. Police and ambulance staff arrived and moved the injured to the government hospital in Kaithal.
On arrival, doctors confirmed that Pradeep, Navdeep and Ajay had died. Narendra and Gaurav were taken in for treatment. Sahil suffered a broken leg and was referred to another hospital. He was later admitted to a private hospital by his family.
Ramniwas is blaming Narendra for the accident as he was driving recklessly at high speeds.
Accident Initially Said To Be Caused By Blinding Lights
It was initially reported that six young men were involved in a road accident while returning from their agricultural fields around 2 AM.
They were driving in a car to Narendra’s house in Kaithal after finishing harvesting paddy. However, the driver had trouble seeing due to blinding lights from the other vehicle and hit the canal bridge between Pai and Sismaur villages.
This caused serious damage to the car with debris lying around. Footwear from the individuals and broken pieces of the car were also found.
However, the families complaint revealed that there was an argument in the car before the accident occurred and the driver intentionally hit the bridge. Police are looking into the circumstances of the accident.
Case Registered Against Driver
“We reached the scene of the accident as soon as we received information,” said Vedpal, Station House Officer (SHO) at Titram police station.
The bodies of the three deceased were taken to the Civil Hospital for post mortems. A case was registered against Narendra Kumar after the complaint by the families.
An enquiry is being conducted to find out what happened.