Speeding truck kills cyclist

Speeding truck kills cyclist

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Ludhiana: A speeding truck killed a cyclist near a mall on Ludhiana-Ferozepur road on Friday morning.
Ajay Sharma, 50, a resident of Phullanwal, worked as a labourer at a construction site.
His son, Sonu Sharma of Barewal, said, “My father had come to live with me a few days ago. On Friday, he left for work around 8.30am. When he reached near a mall on Ludhiana–Ferozepur Road, a speeding truck hit his cycle, killing him on the spot.”
After the accident, the truck driver tried to escape, but passersby nabbed him.
Sarabha Nagar SHO inspector Paramdeep Singh said truck driver Mangal Singh of Tajpur Road has been arrested under sections 279 (rash driving) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC.
Ajay’s body has been sent to civil hospital for autopsy.
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