The site of the accident in Bahadurgarh area of Jhajjar. (Express Photo: Manoj Dhaka)Three migrant labourers were killed and 10 others injured after a truck allegedly ran them over near Aasodha toll plaza on KMP Expressway in Bahadurgarh area of Jhajjar on Thursday morning, the police said.
The police informed that all the labourers were working on repair works of the expressway. The incident took place at around 5 am when some of the labourers were sleeping on the side of the road, they added.
Jasvir, the station house officer of Aasoda police station, said, “The incident took place near the toll plaza. A truck rammed over the labourers who were engaged in construction work on the highway. The injured have been taken to PGI Rohtak for treatment.”
The police said that the truck rammed into the median divider and overturned after the collision. The bodies of the injured have been sent to the mortuary for a post mortem.
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“The victims are from Kanpur. We are trying to identify them and inform their families. The truck driver is absconding and efforts are on to arrest him,” the SHO added.
Amit Yashvardhan, the additional SP at Badli, said, “A total of 18 labourers were sleeping in a makeshift shelter on the side of the highway. Three were killed on the spot. Among the injured, five people were taken to general hospital in Bahadurgarh, while ten people have been referred to PGI Rohtak for treatment. All the victims are from UP.”
He added, “The labourers had put up jersey barriers and a duct tape around, but the truck driver rammed into the barriers and then ran them over. The truck driver is yet to be arrested. We will also take action against the contactor of work for not providing proper shelter to labourers.”
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