leader of Opposition and INlD’s senior leader Abhay Singh Chautala on Friday had a narrow escape as several vehicles piled up near Nilokheri on National Highway-1 due to dense fog.
Abhay Chautala along with his staff, met with an accident near Raipur Roran village in Nilokheri Tehsil of Karnal. Chautala’s Fortuner car ramped with another vehicle.
Talking to reporters, Chautala lashed out at Haryana Government for poor traffic management during dense fog in the State.
He said, “I and my staff members are safe but the government should intensify police patrolling on NH-1 and deploy ambulances here.”
Meanwhile, two persons were killed and another one was injured in a head-on-collision between a truck and a jeep near Sarsaud village, on Hisar-Chandigarh road late Thursday night.
According to police, deceased identified as Jitender, Pappu and injured Vinod Kumar were on their way from ludhiana to Rajasthan after purchasing some parts of machines. A truck coming from Hisar side hit their jeep near Sarsaud village, killing Jitender (23) and Pappu (40) on the spot. The deceased were residents of Ratoda village in Boondi district of Rajasthan.
The injured Vinod Kumar, also from the same village, has been admitted to civil hospital here for treatment.
low visibility on account of fog was the cause behind the incident. A case has been registered on a complaint of the injured against the unknown driver of the truck who ran away after the accident, leaving behind the truck.