Multiple collisions in Ludhiana district leave 1 dead, 4 injured

LUDHIANA: A man was killed and four others injured in two road accidents in the city on Sunday night.
The first accident took place near Gill Chowk around 9.30pm when Kartik, 22, a resident of Haryana, along with his friend, was returning home after attending a function here.
Sub-inspector Sulakhan Singh said, “Kartik was driving a Hyundai i20 car (HR 09 E 5668). He was with his friend from Chandigarh. Kartik’s sister is married in Atam Nagar and on Sunday night he, along with his friend, had gone there to attend a function. He was on way back to Haryana when his speeding car first crashed into a Hyundai Santro car and then into an auto. The injured—the auto driver, Kartik and his friend—were taken to a hospital. No complaint has been lodged in the case.”
At the time, Sarabjit Singh was in the Hyundai Santro car with his kids and sister. He said, “My wife was shopping and my two children, sister and I were sitting in the four-wheeler when a speeding car hit ours and then an auto before turning over. We had a narrow escape, but my car was damaged.”
The second accident was reported near Ishar Nagar bridge of Sidhwan Canal around 10pm when Parshotam Sharma, a resident of Basant Avenue who was allegedly drunk at the wheel, crashed his SUV (PB 10 EC 0111) into another (PB 10 CX 1656).
Dehlon SHO inspector Sukhdev Singh said, “Parshotam was going home from Sahnewal. When he reached near Ishar Nagar bridge, his SUV rammed into another SUV of Mandeep Singh of Dholewal. After the collision, Mandeep’s SUV hit two motorcycles and a scooter parked on roadside. It then ran into an electricity pole. Mandeep has suffered minor injuries.”
“In the meantime, Parshotam’s SUV hit a Royal Enfield bike, which Parminder Singh, 24, of CRPF Colony, Dugri, was driving. The SUV dragged him for a few metres and then flipped over. Parminder died on the spot. Parshotam, who suffered minor injuries, escaped from there. He was traced to his house,” he added.
Parminder owned a mobile repair shop.
The inspector said, “It is suspected that Parshotam, who runs a factory of polishing cycle parts, was driving drunk. Tests are being conducted to ascertain it. A case has been registered against him under sections 279 (rash driving), 304-A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC and Section 188 of the Motor Vehicle Act.”