Truck crashes into bike from behind, woman and son die

Ghaziabad: A mother-son duo was killed after the bike they were traveling on was hit by a truck from behind in Muradnagar on Sunday morning.According to police, 48-year-old Anita Tyagi, a resident of Santhli village in Muradnagar, was on her way to a hospital with her son Ritik (22) when the incident occurred.Muradnagar SHO Ritika Chaudhary said they received information around 8.20am from a passerby that an accident took place between bike and truck in which two people were seriously injured. A police team reached the spot along with an ambulance and the two were brought to a nearby hospital, where both mother and son succumbed to their injuries during treatment.“Initial investigation revealed that Tyagi was suffering from a fever and Ritik was taking her to the hospital for medical treatment. A speeding truck going towards Meerut hit the bike from behind. Due to the impact, both deceased fell off the bike and received severe injuries to the head and other parts of the body,” the SHO said.An FIR has been registered against unknown persons under IPC sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (death due to negligence) at the Niwari police station. Two teams have been formed to nab the accused, the SHO said.The truck driver fled the spot after the incident, leaving his truck behind, and police are trying to identify the accused using the registration number of the vehicle. Cops are also checking CCTV footage of the nearby area to trace the accused.On June 6, a truck mowed down a biker and then a pedestrian in Muradnagar on the same road. It first hit the biker, who was waiting for his brother-in-law on the side of the road, and then crushed a guard under its wheels when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle. A total of 266 accidents were reported between Jan and March this year, up from 230 recorded last year. The fatality rate also went up by 36% this year during this period — with 105 deaths and 190 people injured between Jan and March in 2024 while 77 were killed and 162 injured during the same period in 2023.

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