A 70-year-old girl was killed and three others injured after an SUV rammed right into a stationary truck on NH-19 in Haryana’s Palwal on Saturday afternoon, police stated on Monday.
Police recognized the deceased as Sumanjit (70). The injured — Vivek Kumar (22), his spouse Chanchal (22) and mom Kusum (40) — are present process therapy at a non-public hospital in Palwal and are stated to be secure, officers added.
In line with officers, the accident came about round 3pm on Saturday close to a restaurant when the SUV, carrying 4 occupants, collided into the rear of a parked truck. “The impression of the crash was extreme, mangling the entrance portion of the SUV and briefly trapping the occupants inside,” police stated.
The automobile, a Mahindra Scorpio, was being pushed by Vivek Kumar, who was returning to Palwal from Mathura after visiting Kokiladham together with his household. The household belongs to Samaypur village in Faridabad, officers added.
A police staff reached the spot after receiving data and carried out rescue and clearance operations. Preliminary probe suggests the truck was “parked illegally on the road with none hazard lights switched on, or any indicators”, police stated.
Vivek’s cousin Rahul Kumar, a resident of Manpur village, who was travelling in a separate automobile behind them, alerted the police helpline and later filed a grievance on the Mundkati police station.
An FIR has been registered in opposition to the truck driver beneath sections 281 (rash driving), 106(1) (inflicting loss of life by negligence) and 125(a) (act endangering public life and security) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita. Police stated the driving force fled the spot with the truck, and efforts are underway to hint each driver and the car utilizing CCTV footage.
