Two men crushed to death by truck

Ghaziabad: Two persons in their late 30s were killed after a truck overturned and fell over them at NH-24 in Indirapuram area of Ghaziabad on Friday morning. Cops said that both the deceased men were going for work on a bicycle when the incident took place.

According to police, the deceased have been identified as Subhash Gaur and his friend Ram Kumar Pravesh, both residents of Vijay Nagar area of Ghaziabad. Subhash was peddling the cycle while Ram was riding pillon.

Deepak Sharma, Station House Officer of Indirapuram police station told Millennium Post that the incident occurred around 6.15 am on Friday. Both the deceased were going home after their duty at a private company in Sector 63. Suddenly a truck turned turtle on NH-24 adjacent to Hindon river bridge and both of them were crushed under the truck.

"A few passerby informed police and a team rushed to the spot. A crane was called to pull out the bodies. Police have sent the bodies for autopsy and reports are awaited," he added.

The officer further said that the truck was speeding and while taking a sharp turn, the driver lost it's control over the vehicle and it turned turtle. Following the incident, a massive traffic jam occurred at the spot and police took nearly one and a half hour to ease traffic. Meanwhile, police have seized the truck while the driver fled after the incident.

"Based on complaint received from victim's kin, an FIR has been registered against the unknown truck driver under section 279 (rash driving) and 304A (death due to negligence) of IPC. We are trying to trace the truck driver on the basis of registration number and are also checking the CCTV footage of nearby area to trace the driver," he added.

Subhash is survived by his wife kusum and two children- daughter Sonali (09) while son Peeyush (07). Ram Kumar is survived by his wife Priyanka and three children-two son and a daughter.