In a tragic incident, a 12- year- old girl died while her mother was seriously injured after the two-wheeler they were on was hit by a truck, speeding from the opposite direction at ISBT on Wednesday. The accident occurred at 7 am. The police arrested the driver and impounded the truck.
Turner Road (Clamant Town) resident Sushma Bachchhedi who was a teacher by profession in a public school was going to school along with her daughter when the mishap occurred. Her 12- year -old child who was studying in Class VI in the same school died on the spot. The mother who was injured was admitted in a local hospital. Her condition is stated to be out of danger, it is learnt.
After the accident, local residents assembled and blocked the road for around half an hour at ISBT. The residents raised anti-administration slogans, alleging that they are not taking measures to stop road accidents that keep taking toll of human lives at regular intervals in the state capital. Accidents going on unabated thanks to the lackadaisical administration have triggered panic among the residents of the city, one of the protesters said.
According to them, at least one or two cases of accident are being reported daily from various parts of the district. But the administration seems to be sleeping over it, resulting in lives being squeezed out under the grinding wheels of the speeding vehicles. Reckless or drunk driving must be stopped and the traffic norms must be maintained stringently, they demanded.Police rushed to the spot, recovered the body and sent it for postmortem.
Patelangar police station officers along with additional police force reached the site. They managed to stop the situation from spiraling out of control. Police seized the truck and arrested the driver Adnan, native of Amrohi, (Uttar Pradesh). A case under appropriate sections of IPC was registered in Patelnagar police station. The accused was later sent to jail after being presented in the court, said Patelnagar Police station in-charge Pankaj Gairola.