A 24-year-old youth died, after he was allegedly crushed by a bus of Chandigarh Police at the dividing road of Sector 18 and 21, late at night on Wednesday.
Sources in the police said that the victim was riding alone on his two-wheeler when the incident took place and he was not wearing a helmet. Deceased has been identified as Gurpreet Singh, a resident of lalru. Singh was residing at Ramdarbar.
Singh met with the accident at around 11 pm while on his motorbike. When he reached Sector 18, he lost control and his vehicle collided with the divider. After the incident, Singh crossed to the opposite side of the road and fell unconscious. A Chandigarh Police bus, which was plying on the road, ran over him.
The bus of Chandigarh Police was ferrying cops of IRB force and was heading towards a check post to drop the IRB cops. Following the accident, the victim was rushed to the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital Sector 16, where doctors on duty declared him brought dead.
However, acting in to the matter, the local police team has arrested the accused bus driver, identified as Hardayal Singh.