Ludhiana: A 55-year-old cyclist died after his head hit against a roadside grille on Ludhiana-Amritsar National Highway near Subhash Nagar crossing on Sunday morning.
Police said Inderjit Singh, a resident of Grewal Colony, Tibba Road, was running with his cycle to avoid collision with a car when the accident took place.
Tibba Road police station ASI Sukhdev Singh said, “Inderjit’s daughter works at SPS Hospital. After her night shift, she was on way home and Inderjit had gone to pick her up from Subhash Nagar crossing. Inderjit was crossing the road, when a vehicle took a sharp turn to escape collision with a stray animal. Inderjit thought the vehicle was coming towards him. He ran in the opposite direction and lost balance. His head hit against the roadside grille, killing him on the spot.”
As Inderjit fell on the road, a truck jammed on the brakes to avoid running into him. As its driver lost balance, the truck turned over. The driver, however, had a narrow escape.
Inderjit’s daughter, who was on the other side of the road, rushed to her father.
She then called up her family.
The police have initiated proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC.