Truck driver, 42yo woman killed in Rishikesh accident
Haridwar: A truck driver and a woman living in a roadside hut were killed after the vehicle lost control and plunged nearly 20 metres into a field near Brahmanand Turn ahead of Bhadrakali Tiraha in Rishikesh on Friday morning.
Officials said the vehicle dragged down two concrete dividers before crashing into the hut. The impact killed 42-year-old Kaushalya on the spot. The truck driver, identified as Farukh, a resident of Bahadurpur in Haridwar’s Laksar area, also died in the accident.
A team of the SDRF reached the spot and launched a rescue operation.
“Soon after receiving information, our team rushed to the spot and started a rescue operation. Both the truck driver and the woman died on the spot. Police are trying to obtain CCTV footage of the accident,” SDRF in-charge Kavindra Sajwan told TOI.
Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the accident.
A team of the SDRF reached the spot and launched a rescue operation.
“Soon after receiving information, our team rushed to the spot and started a rescue operation. Both the truck driver and the woman died on the spot. Police are trying to obtain CCTV footage of the accident,” SDRF in-charge Kavindra Sajwan told TOI.
Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the accident.
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