A 22-year-old man died and his younger brother, who was riding pillion, suffered injuries after a truck hit their motorcycle in Lalton Kalan on Thursday evening.
A truck coming from the opposite direction hit their motorcycle. The impact knocked both brothers onto the road. Rajwinder suffered critical injuries and died at the spot, while Baljinder escaped with minor injuries.
Sadar police have registered a case against the unidentified truck driver on Baljinder’s complaint under Sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The truck driver fled the spot with the vehicle after the collision and is hunt is on to nab him, police said. The brothers were on their way to their maternal uncle’s house when the accident occurred near a public school in Lalton Kalan, according to the complaint lodged by Baljinder with Sadar police.
The brothers were travelling to their maternal uncle’s house to attend a gathering following the death of their maternal aunt a few days earlier.
After receiving information about the accident, investigating officer Gurdeep Singh reached the spot with a police team. Rajwinder’s body was sent for post-mortem examination and later handed over to the family.
