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Engineering student dies in road accident in Jalandhar

Jalandhar, October 31A 23-year-old engineering student lost his life in a road accident after the bike he was riding collided with a tipper here on Saturday.The accident was reported around 7.30 am on the Jalandhar-Phagwara highway (GT road), near KFC. The deceased has been identified as Attallwah, a native of Srinagar. While he succumbed to his injuries minutes after the accident, his friend, Nair Hussain, who was riding pillion, received grievous injuries.Investigation Officer ASI Nishan Singh, Cantt Police Station, who reached the spot immediately after he was intimated about the accident, said the collision of the vehicles was of high intensity as the motorcycle got completely damaged after the accident. Seemingly, the bike was in high speed and took multiple turns before settling on the road, the ASI said.The commuters said the pillion rider fell off from the bike, when it was colloid head-on with the tipper. With the help of commuters, the police rushed the students to Johal Hospital in Rama Mandi, where doctors declared Attallwah brought dead. Dr Johal said while the deceased couldn’t be saved, his friend was on ventilator. “Both victims received injuries on their heads and neck. Even as the deceased was wearing a helmet, he had multiple injuries on his head. The helmet got stuck in his skull,” Dr Johal said.The family members of both students were expected to reach on Sunday morning. Attallwah’s cousin Zakir Hussain said he was pursuing his B-tech degree in civil engineering from Continental Group of Institutions, Rajpura, and was staying with Nair at a rented accommodation in Baruna.“He left for Jammu yesterday to collect his certificates from his college. He last spoke to his father on Friday night. We didn’t know destiny had planned this for him, otherwise we wouldn’t have allowed him to go. He has left behind his parents, two daughters and a brother,” Zakir added.

The Tribune

2020-11-01