3 killed as Sonepat truck-car crash
ROHTAK, Oct. 26 -- Three people, including a woman, were killed after a speeding truck allegedly rammed into a car on Gohana Road in Sonepat district, police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred around 12.30 am near a petrol pump in the vicinity of Badwasni village, under the jurisdiction of Sadar police station.
The truck driver fled the scene with the vehicle after the collision, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Tejbir Singh, 38, Krishan, 37, both residents of Badwasni village and Sweety, 37, a resident of Najafgarh in Delhi.
According to preliminary information, the three were travelling in a Maruti Suzuki Brezza when a truck allegedly hit the car from behind, causing the fatal accident.
All three occupants died on the spot.
On receiving information, a police team from Sadar police station reached the scene, took possession of the bodies and shifted them to the civil hospital in Sonepat for post-mortem examination.
Police said the bodies were kept at the hospital and the post-mortem process was underway. They would be handed over to the families after the necessary formalities.
The exact circumstances leading to the collision are being investigated. Police officials said they are also trying to identify the truck and trace its driver and further investigation is underway.
At least 17 people, including 15 women, were injured after a speeding car allegedly rammed into a tempo on the Sohna-Gurugram road on Sunday morning, causing it to overturn three times, police said on Sunday.
Most of the women were on their way to work and were residents of Lakhuwas village, Pahad colony and Silnai village. Police said three women sustained critical injuries and were taken to the civil hospital in Sector 10, while others were admitted to the government hospital in Sohna. According to police, the car driver was allegedly intoxicated and driving at high speed when he lost control and hit the tempo from behind.
"We have taken the care into custody and begun an investigation. The accused driver is also undergoing a medical examination to confirm whether he was drunk. Based on the statement of the injured, action will be taken," said Sandeep Turan, Gurugram police spokesperson....
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