2 die as Innova rams into truck at Doraha

Our Correspondent

Doraha, May 22

The driver of an Innova and a passenger were killed when the vehicle rammed a truck on the Doraha bridge on Tuesday morning. They were coming from the Ludhiana side.

The deceased have been identified as Sukhwinder Singh and Gaurav Jain, both residents of Hoshiarpur. The truck driver allegedly applied sudden brakes and the Innova collided with it. Sukhwinder, who was driving the Innova, lost control over the vehicle and it rammed into the truck. The driver and the Innova owner, Gaurav Jain, both died on the spot.

The accident took place at 6:30 am. A police party reached the spot and extricated the bodies. Staff of the local First Aid Post managed traffic on the highway. It took them more than an hour to clear the road of the vehicles stuck in a traffic jam caused by the accident.

A case has been registered against the truck driver under Section 283, 427 and 304-A, IPC, on a statement of Rohtash Jain, father of deceased Gaurav Jain. The truck driver fled the scene after the accident.