Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau
Rudrapur: Ttwo bike riders were killed in a head-on collision with a canter truck near Chakarpur police post on the Khatima-Tanakpur highway in district Udham Singh Nagar on Monday night. The victims were identified as Pankaj Kalauni (25), from Shyamlatal, and Adesh Ram (24), from Chalthi, in Champawat district.
According to SI Priyanshu Joshi, in charge of Chakarpur police post, “The accident occurred when both were traveling towards Tanakpur from Khatima on a bike. They collided with a canter truck near Chakarpur.” The seriously injured victims were immediately rushed to Khatima Civil Hospital by 108 emergency services, but doctors declared them dead on arrival.
The police have seized the accident-hit bike (registration number UK 03C 8382) and the canter truck (UK 04 CB 0219). The truck driver fled the scene following the crash, leaving the vehicle behind.
“The bodies of the deceased were sent for post-mortem on Tuesday,” SI Joshi added. Family members of the victims were informed and the matter is being probed.
