SMC vehicle knocks down senior citizen to death

Surat: A 75-year-old man died on Wednesday morning after an vehicle belonging to the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) rammed into a two-wheeler in which he was riding, in Athwaline police jurisdiction area. Police have arrested the accused driver and are investigating into the accident that took place near Popular auto mobiles near Gandhibaug.
According to the police, deceased Natubhai, a resident of Ghoddod road, who is a well-known tailor and runs tailoring shop in Chowk Bazar area, was going to temple on two wheeler along with his nephew, Mahesh, at around 11.45am. While the duo was passing from Gandhibaug area, an SMC truck hit their two-wheeler leading Natubhai to fall on the road and suffer serious head injury. The senior citizen succumbed to his injuries on the spot, even as cops from Athwalines police station reached the spot following information and arrested the contractual driver, Surjansinh Yadav. Cops sent the body for post mortem.