A 52-year-old man was killed on the spot as the vehicle he was riding was hit by a speeding trailer near Akaashdeep Plaza under Golmuri police station area on Sunday. The victim was identified as Manjit Singh, a resident of Telco Colony and an employee of Tata Motors.
They was rushed to Tinplate Hospital in Golmuri, where the doctors declared him brought dead. The trailer had hit the scooty from behind, causing the victim to fling away. As he fell on the road, his head hit the ground causing him to get sustained internal injury. Officer-in-charge, Golmuri police station, Nehaluddin Khan said that the trailer driver has already been taken into custody for rash and negligence driving.
"We are investigating the incident however as per our initial information the scooty rider was fatally injured and was declared as brought dead in the Tinplate Hospital's emergency. But we have already arrested the trailer driver and seized his vehicle," said Khan.