Farmers Movement Archive

Truck hits women at farmers’ protest site, 3 die

Three women were killed and two suffered injuries when a speeding truck hit them on Jhajjar road near the farmers’ protest site at Tikri border in Haryana’s Bahadurgarh on October 28 morning. The women, all aged around 60, were waiting for a vehicle to take them to the railway station. The erring truck driver, Mangal, fled the spot after the accident, but was later arrested. Haryana State committee of the All-India Kisan Sabha demanded an investigation into the accident. It claimed that eye-witnesses had seen the vehicle parked close to the spot before it came speeding at the victims. However, police have ruled out foul play. “The truck driver was coming from the direction of Badli. He told police during interrogation that he had not had enough sleep the previous night and had dozed off,” said Inspector Nar Singh, SHO, Sector -6 Bahadurgarh. The deceased have been identified as Gurmail Kaur, Amarjeet Kaur and Sukhvinder, all belonging to Punjab’s Mansa district. The injured women were Gurmail and Harmeet. Gurmail was injured on the leg and was referred to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences at Rohtak. Harmeet’s injuries were minor, said Mr. Singh. He said the women were returning to their home town after staying at the protest site for around 10 days.

The Hindu

2021-10-29

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