6 killed 9 hurt in road mishap near village Moriwala

6 killed 9 hurt in road mishap near village Moriwala
SIRSA NEWS ( www.SirsaNews.com )
25 October, 2009
Picture Below Amit Soni

6 PERSONS all reported to be Dera Sacha Sauda devotees were killed and 9 others (all Dera followers) were injured when their Pick up van collided with a speeding truck in the morning today near village Moriwala about 12 Km away from Sirsa on the National Highway No. 10. The ill fated Pick up of the Dera ‘Premis’ was on its way to Sirsa from Karnal to attend the religious function organized by the Dera on last Sunday of every month. Accroding to police when the Pick up arrived near the site of the accident the speeding truck hit it. The Deceased have been identified as Ajay (14), Ms. Satya Van (34), Parkashi Devi (60), Subhash (42), Subhash s/o Nathu Ram (40) and Jagdish (42) all belonging to Karnal. On getting information Deputy Commissioner Y udhbir Singh Khialia, Tehsildar Amarinder Singh, SP. Subhash Yadav accompaqied by police force arrived on the spot to assist and guide the rescue work. The Dera People also arrived along with some doctors and ambulances from their own super Specialty hospital running within the Dera Premises. Some of the injured were admitted to Dera’s Hopital and others were brought to local Civil Hospital. The bodies of the deceased were handed over to their kin after autopsy till late in the afternoon. The Truck driver absconded from the scene after leaving his truck there. The Ding police of the district have registered a case under various sections of IPC against the fleeing truck driver Surinder alias Chhindi and have started investigations to nab him.

Report: Dr OP Bansal

Pictures: Amit Soni