Hit-and-run claimed 7 lives in Mohali last week

Mohali, August 14

Seven young lives have been snuffed out in four separate hit-and-run cases in the past one week in Mohali. This is at a time when there is an increased police presence ahead of the Independence Day celebrations.

Three youths on a motorcycle were hit by a speeding SUV coming from the Chandigarh side while they were crossing the Phase 7-8 light point on the night of August 11. Phase 1 resident Neeraj, 30, and Muktsar resident Sonu Singh were declared brought dead at the Phase 6 Civil Hospital. Their unidentified friend died during the treatment at the GMCH in Sector 32, Chandigarh.

The incident was caught on the camera but the police have been unable to identify the SUV driver. A case was registered at the Phase 8 police station.

On August 10, two scooter-borne girls, Khushpreet Kaur and Aradhna Minhas, were hit by an unidentified vehicle near the Kumbhra light point. They were returning home in Phase 7 after paying obeisance at Singh Shaheedan Gurdwara. The duo died on the spot. A day earlier, Baltana resident Rahul, 32, was coming home on his motorcycle after duty around 4 am when a speeding car, coming from the Singh Shaheedan Gurdwara side, hit his bike near the Sector 68-69 crossing. The victim was rushed to the hospital where he died during the treatment. A case in this regard was registered at the Phase 8 police station.

An unidentified vehicle hit Matran resident Gurpreet Singh, who was riding a motorcycle, near Sector 82. The victim was admitted to a hospital in Sohana where doctors declared him dead. A case in this connection was registered at the Sohana police station on August 10. — TNS