Zirakpur, July 26

A scooterist was killed, while a cart-puller was seriously injured when a speeding SUV hit them on the Panchkula road in Dhakoli last night.

The deceased has been identified as 48-year-old Ganga Ram Sahu. The injured cart puller, Chhotu Ram, is undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital in Panchkula. The police have registered a ase against the unknown driver of the SUV on a statement of the deceased’s brother and have launched a search for him. Investigating officer Jagroop Singh said Kailash Sahu, a resident of Baltana, stated that his elder brother Ganga Ram Sahu worked as a security guard at a shop in Panchkula. He was on his way to Panchkula for duty around 10 pm last night. When he reached the Zirakpur-Panchkula railway overbridge, a speeding SUV hit his scooter from the rear side and Ganga Ram Sahu fell on the road. The vehicle dragged the victim and the scooter for some distance before fleeing the spot.

Cart puller Chhotu Ram, a resident of Panchkula, was critically injured in the accident and was rushed to the Civil Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula. — TNS