4 Killed, 2 Others Injured After Being Hit By Speeding Car In Dehradun, Driver On The Run
At least four people were killed and two others sustained injuries after being hit by a speeding car in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun on Wednesday night. Several police teams have been deployed to search for the car driver, who has been on the run since the accident took place.
The incident took place in the Rajpur Road area near Sai Temple on Wednesday night. The four pedestrians were killed on the spot.
According to Senior Superintendent of Police, Dehradun, Ajay Singh, the incident took place near Uttaranchal Hospital where an overspeeding Mercedes car with Chandigarh number plate, hit four workers and a scooter. He said that all four labourers were rushed to Uttaranchal Hospital, where doctors declared them dead. Singh said that the driver fled from the spot along with the car after the incident.
Eyewitnesses of the accident said that the driver was driving the car at a very high speed. They said the accused hit the people and absconded from the spot.
2 Injured Admitted To Hospital, Search On For Driver
The deceased have been identified as Mansharam (30) and Ranjit (35), residents of Baba Bazar in the Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh, while the other two are yet to be identified, PTI reported citing SSP Singh.
Dehradun SSP Ajay Singh said: “This incident happened around 8 in the evening at the Old Mussoorie road. A speeding vehicle hit a few people, in which four people died…We have tracked down 11-12 cars in this incident. We are hoping to track down the driver of the vehicle soon.”
Two other people riding the scooter also suffered leg injuries in the accident. They have been identified as Dhaniram and Mohammad Shakib and have been admitted to Uttaranchal Hospital.
