Bike they were on was hit by a truck; uncle driving two-wheeler hurt
In a tragic incident, two school children died in a road accident in Sahastradhara Crossing on Thursday. Both were sisters and were studying in Doon Blossom School. The incident occurred around 1.45 pm when a bike they were on was hit by a truck bearing a Haryana plate number, speeding from the opposite direction at Rishinagar, near Sahastradhara crossing. The place where the mishap happened was in the vicinity of the school the deceased siblings were studying in.
Both died on the spot while their uncle Vikram Sah Gupta who was driving the two-wheeler was seriously injured. He was admitted in a private hospital and he was stated to be out of danger. The incident sent shock waves not just in the bereaved family but across the region. The driver of the killer lorry was caught and thrashed by the irate locals. later, police arrested him and impounded the vehicle. The deceased girls were going back home after the school was over when the accident occurred.
locals gathered and started pelting the lorry with stones. Family members of the deceased rushed to the site. They were found crying inconsolably after they saw two of their children crushed under the speeding wheels of the lorry. The deceased have been identified as Sarika (6) and Niharika (8), residents of Raipur. Her father Ravindra Kumar Gupta was an employee of an ordinance factory and he along with family, including two children, was living in the factory hostel, Raipur. A case under Sections 279, 337, 338, 304 of IPC has been registered against driver in the Raipur police station, said Raipur Police Station in-charge sub inspector Mukesh Tyagi.
Venting wrath over the incident, locals complained that deaths in road mishaps are on the rise in the state capital. They ascribed them to poor road connectivity, lack of traffic sense among the vehicle users, rash driving and the like. Statistics reveal that on an average, one or two road accidents occur daily in the Dehradun district.