In a heartrending mishap, a couple died on the spot while their twin children sustained grievously injuries after a rashly drive truck collided head-on with the car in which they were travelling. The accident happened in Sankara village on National Highway-30 under Dharsinwa police station on Sunday late night. The errant driver has been arrested police said on Monday. Two more persons were injured in the accident.
According to police the deceased have been identified as Vijay Hotwani and his wife Poonam Hotwani both residents of Kalibadi chowk Hanuman Nagar. Station House officer (SH) Dharsinwa TR Mandavi informed that the incident happened around 11 pm near the Pal Construction a shop situated on NH-30 in Sankara village under Dharsinwa police station. “The ill fated family was returning from Bhatapara in their car (CG-04 HC-3704) along Amit and Jittu who are friends of deceased Vijay Hotwani,” said SHO.
The car had reached near the Pal Construction when suddenly a truck (CG-05 JA-3927) coming from the opposite side ran over the car. “The force of collision was so severe that the car was virtually converted into metal scrap and the ill-fated couple died on the spot,” said SHO.
After the accident the truck driver fled away. Somehow Amit informed police control room about the accident after which Dharsinwa police station was alerted, which reached on the spot. All of them were rushed to a private city hospital where doctors decaled the husband-wife brought dead.
The injured including the twins boy-lakshya and girl-lakshita (both 6 year old) along Amit and Jittu are under treatment.
Meanwhile police has arrested the errant driver identified as Dinanath Yadav has been arrested. A case under against Yadav has been registered with Dharsinwa police station under the relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC).