Angry locals protested and blocked the highway on Thursday after the death of a bike-borne person who was allegedly knocked down by a speeding truck in Sahaspur area, Dehradun. The incident occurred around 11 am at Singhniwala, Sahaspur. The deceased has been identified as Chandra Mohan Rana, (45), resident of Singhniwala. He died on the spot. The truck driver fled after the accident.
Following the death, the locals in large number hit the streets and blocked the road at Singhniwala and vented anger against the administration over its alleged failure to stop road accidents in the area.
Senior police officers- Vikasnagar CO Chandra Mohan and Sahaspur police station in-charge assistant SP Manjunath TC rushed to the spot along with a police team. They tried to pacify the protestors to clear the road of the blockage. Traffic came to a standstill on the stretch and the commuters, stuck in the snarl, were found sweating under the scorching sun.
The residents did not, however, relent and continued with the blockage for around an hour. Verbal arguments ensued between the locals and the police. later, police had to divert the road to ease things out.
Things on the road turned normal after around an hour. The road was opened again for the traffic to pass. Manjunath said that police had sent the body of the deceased for postmortem. He further said that a complaint has been received from the victim’s family. A team has been formed to arrest the absconding truck driver, he added.