Biker on wrong side dead after ramming into on-duty fire truck
New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- An 18-year-old student died on Saturday morning after the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a fire tender coming from the opposite side in Sonia Vihar. While the Class 12 boy was riding on the wrong side of the carriageway and was not wearing a helmet, the fire truck was on its way to rescue a drowning victim near Yamuna in the same area, police said.
DCP (northeast) Ashish Mishra said that Sonia Vihar police station was informed about the road accident at 8.15am. After reaching the spot, the motorcyclist was rushed to Jag Pravesh Chandra hospital, where he was declared brought dead. He was identified as Rohit Pal, a resident of Fifth Pushta in Sonia Vihar.
"In an attempt to avoid the collision, the fire truck's driver steered the vehicle towards the left side, causing it to hit the Pushta wall, resulting in damage to the fire tender. A case of rash driving and causing death by negligence was registered," additional DCP (northeast) Sandeep Lamba said.htc...
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