2 men, one minor die in 2 separate crashes
Gurugram, Nov. 24 -- Two men died in a hit-and-run accident on the Delhi-Gurugram-Jaipur expressway (NH-48) near Manesar's sector 8 on late Saturday night, police said.
They were returning from office and a speeding pickup van mowed down their motorcycle from behind. The victims, identified as Ankush Pal, 24, a resident of Auraiya and Vikas Babu, 20, a resident of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, were wearing helmets and were on their way to their rented accommodation in Naharpur Kasan, said officials.
A senior official at IMT Manesar police station said the driver fled from the scene after the incident. "The victims had sustained life-threatening injuries and lost a lot of blood," a senior official said. Officials added that the accident led to a massive traffic jam on the expressway for nearly 30 minutes.
"Upon reaching the intersection, we cleared the area and restored the traffic movement. The bodies were sent to a mortuary at Civil Hospital in sector 10A for a post-mortem," the senior official added.
"Both were working at the same private company in Manesar and were heading to their rented room after completing the shift on Saturday," said Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police.
Meanwhile, a 15-year-old boy and his uncle were hit by a speeding canter van on the Sohna-Ballabgarh road near Nimoth village, leaving the teen dead on the spot. They were heading towards Daula village to get medicines for their grandmother, said police.
Police said that the canter van had lost its control near Harchandpur, resulting in a high-speed collision into the motorcycle the victims were riding. A post-mortem of the victim was conducted on Sunday....
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