Speeding truck mows down elderly siblings
Gurugram, Feb. 20 -- Two brothers died after a speeding truck mowed them down on Haily Mandi-Pataudi road on Thursday morning, police said, adding that the truck driver was arrested.
Police identified the deceased as Ishawar Singh, 60 and his elder brother Guggan Singh, 64, from Katopuri village in Rewari.
Police said Ishwar was riding a motorcycle with his brother sitting pillion. They incident occurred between 10am and 10.15am. The truck tried to overtake the duo but ended up hitting their motorcycle causing Ishwar to lose balance and topple on the road.
A police officer privy to the investigation said the duo came under the truck's rear wheels and were dragged for 20 to 30 feet. Their bodies were mutilated by the time the truck stopped.
"The driver fled the scene, and commuters alerted the police. The duo were declared dead at a hospital," he said.
Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police, said that police arrested the truck driver identified as Sonu Kumar, 25.Debashish karmakar...
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