Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, May 27

A pedestrian was crushed to death by a speedy and rashly driven truck at Himmat Singh Nagar here on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Raj Kumar, a resident of Dugri here.

A daily wage labourer, he was walking on the road when he was hit by the truck from the rear side. The victim succumbed to his injuries on the spot. The truck driver fled with the vehicle after the accident. The police have registered a case of negligent driving against the truck driver and initiated a probe in the matter.