In a road accident, a Vikram driver died when a truck coming from the opposite direction rammed into the Vikram in Nehru Colony area in Dehradun on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning in Nehru Police Station area. The truck coming from Jogiwala towards Dehradun rammed into the Vikram. Police rushed to the site after being informed.
The Vikram driver Mohammad Shahzad, resident of Dehradun, was seriously injured. He was rushed to the local hospital where he was declared brought dead by the doctors. The police sent the body for postmortem examination. The police arrested the truck driver.
Nehru Police Station police officer said that before ramming into the Vikram, the same truck had collided with an auto-rickshaw, stranded at Vidhan Sabha crossing. No casualty was reported. However, a few metres away from Vidhan Sabha crossing, the truck rammed the Vikram, causing death of its driver.
It should be mentioned here that road accidents are occurring almost daily in various parts of the State. Five persons died and two others were seriously injured in a road mishap that occurred in Roorkee on Monday. However, the State Government has failed to take measures to stop things.