Panchkula, Aug. 7 -- Two persons were killed in road mishaps in Panchkula in the last 24 hours, police said.

In the first incident, a 52-year-old man, who had arrived with a truckload of apples from Shimla, died after being struck by a motorcycle near the local apple, fruit, and vegetable market in Pinjore on Tuesday.

The victim, identified as Vinod Kumar, had got off an autorickshaw and was crossing the road to get to the apple market when a 31-year-old biker from Kalka hit him.

Kumar suffered injuries to the head, ribs, and leg and was rushed to the Sector-6 civil hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The biker also sustained injuries and was briefly hospitalised.

Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Roshan Lal of the Pinjore polic...