Four persons, including a child, died in two road accidents reported from two different places in Dehradun district over the past two days. In continuing mishaps taking toll of lives, three died when the car they were travelling in hit a tree at Madowala around 12 kilometres away from Premnagar.
The accident took place around 11.30 pm under Premnagar police station area. The deceased have been identified Durji (28), Jimmi(48) and Kancho (30), residents of Tibetan Colony, Madowala. Dehradun SSP Pushpak Jyoti said they were going back home, Madowala at night from Dehradun after celebrating a party here. local residents informed police. Police rushed to the spot and with the help of 108 Ambulance, all the injured were admitted in the local hospital. All were declared dead by the doctors, he added.
At the behest of the District Magistrate following requests of the bereaved families, the bodies were handed over to the families without postmortem examination being done, said Premnagar police officer, Ravi Saini.
In another incident, a three and half year old boy died after he was hit by a dumper, coming from opposite direction, near his home at Dakrani in Vikasnagar on Tuesday noon. The deceased has been identified as Mobin. Road accidents and subsequent deaths keep on occurring in Dehradun and in the mountainous parts of the State at regular intervals.
Rain claims 2 lives
HAlDWANI: Two persons have died in Bageshwar due to rain-related incidents. While one died in Bageshwar's Kapkot tehsil the other died while crossing local Garur Ganga river in Garur tehsil of Bageshwar, the officials concerned of the Bageshwar district administration said.
Narayan Ram, son of Diwan Ram, a native of Bhyun village, tehsil Kapkot, died after being crushed by a boulder in the same area.
In the second incident, Dayakrishan, son of Madhwanand, a native of Khitoli village, tehsil Garur, died while he was crossing a local river Garur Ganga . Fed with rain water, the Garur Ganga river swept away Dayakrishan, the officials said.