Dharamshala- One person was killed and two others injured after a scooter rammed into a motorcycle in Paprola market of Baijnath in Kangra district, police said on Friday.
Kangra district superintendent of police Ashok Ratan told UNI that the accident occurred when a scooter (HP53B-8543) driven by Rampal, a resident of Baijnath, allegedly hit a motorcycle (HP53C-1310) driven by Sachin of Ustehad village due to rash and negligent driving.
SP Kangra said that in the collision, Sachin, his brother Saurav, who was riding pillion, and a passerby, Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Ward No. 3, Baijnath, sustained injuries.
All three were rushed to Civil Hospital Baijnath for treatment, where doctors declared Rakesh Kumar dead.
Police have registered a case under Sections 281 and 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and started further investigation. In another incident on the same day at Alhilal, an unidentified driver of a vehicle (HP53-0770) allegedly hit a motorcycle (HP37F-0228) driven by Banni Kumar of Sapedu Kandwadi village in Palampur tehsil and fled the spot.
Police have registered a case under Sections 281 and 125(A) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 187 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and efforts are underway to trace the absconding driver.
One dead, two injured in scooter–motorcycle collision in Baijnath; Separate hit-and-run case registered
