Mohali, Jan. 3 -- A cab driver was killed in a road accident after his vehicle was hit by a tractor near Aerocity, H Block, early on January 1, police said.

The victim has been identified as Mandeep Singh, a resident of Barnala. According to the police, the accident occurred around 5.30 am. A tractor collided with Singh's vehicle while the tractor driver was reversing. The impact left the cab badly mangled. Passersby alerted the authorities, and the injured driver was rushed to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, for treatment.

The victim's father, the complainant in the case, told the police he received a call from a relative informing him of the accident. Upon reaching the hospital, doct...