45-yr-old man dies in accident, cousin injured

Ludhiana: A 45-year-old man died while another sustained injuries after their bike rammed into a car at Bharat Nagar Chowk here on Sunday.
The deceased, Gurudita Singh, 45, a resident of Muktasar district, and his injured cousin Gurmeet Singh, 35, had come to a shrine in Khanna three days ago and were returning in the morning when the incident took place.
Division 8 police station ASI Dharamveer said Gurudita was driving the bike, while Gurmeet was pillion riding. Gurmeet in his statement said his cousin was driving the vehicle at high speed. They were coming from the bus stand side and were to take a left turn form Bharat Nagar Chowk. But, Gurudita apparently lost control over the vehicle and rammed into a car coming from the opposite direction. Gurudita died on the spot.
In another case, a 26-year-old man suffered severe injuries when his car crashed into a truck parked on Chandigarh-Ludhiana highway near Sahnewal on Saturday evening. The man works as a civil engineer in Mohali and was on way to Ludhiana for the weekend when he met with the accident. After the incident, the truck driver fled the spot, leaving the vehicle behind.
The injured person has been identified as Paramveer Singh of Guru Nanak Pura, Civil Lines here. He was alone in his Hyundai i10 car around 7.30pm when he hit a stationary truck without any reflectors near Jimidara Dhaba on the national highway. He has been admitted to a private hospital.