Irate mob stopped vehicular traffic at busy Shimla by pass road for many hours on Sunday. The trouble erupted when a teenaged boy died when a truck hit him in the Patel Nagar police station area.
The police arrested truck driver and Ghaziabad resident Santosh Kumar from the spot. The Patel Nagar police have lodged a case against the driver under Sections 279 and 304-A.
According to the eyewitnesses the Mehuwala resident 15-year-old Ashish was going to Herbertpur on bicycle when a truck (H.R. 74-5900) going towards Sela Qui struck him. The teenager died on the spot. The tragic accident infuriated the villagers and a large crowd gathered at the spot. The angry villagers blocked the busy road and shouted slogans against the administration; the truck was also damaged by the angry locals.
A large police force from the many police stations of the city were deployed at the spot to control the situation. The policemen prevented the angry mob from torching the truck and arrested the truck driver. later SP City Navneet Bhullar reached to the spot and managed to disperse the crowd by using minor force over the agitator and resumed the traffic.
The villagers said that the frequency of the accidents due to the heavily loaded trucks in the area has increased. They alleged that large number of dumpers carrying the construction materials ply in the area all day causing these accidents. They demanded that the movement of heavy vehicles should be restricted in the area and they should be allowed to ply only during the nights.