Construction worker killed in hit-and-run

Tribune News Service

Mohali, May 20

In a hit-and-run case, a 29-year-old construction worker was killed after being knocked down by a rashly driven car under a flyover on the Ambala-Chandigarh road in Zirakpur last evening. The victim has been identified as Jai Parkash.

The police said the incident occurred when the victim was returning with his nephew Om Parkash on foot from work. After purchasing vegetables from a vendor, they were heading home. A rashly driven car hit him from behind and he fell on the road. He was rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32, Chandigarh, where he was declared brought dead.

On a statement of Om Parkash, a case has been registered against the unknown driver under Sections 279 and 304-A at the Zirakpur police station. After a postmortem, the body was handed over to the victim’s family members.