2 killed in road accidents

New Delhi : Two persons died in two separate cases of road accidents in north Delhi’s Burari and Kashmere Gate areas, police said today.

In the first incident, a tractor-trolley allegedly hit a Santro car in north Delhi’s Burari area last night, police said.

The car driver, Virendra Bajpai, was found injured on the car seat, they added.

He was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead.

The driver of the other vehicle is on the run.

In the second incident, a man who worked as a chowkidar was mowed down by a speeding car in Kashmere Gate area on March 9, police said.

The deceased, Daan Bahadur, belonged to Nepal and was on his way to work when a car hit him around 10.30 PM.

Bahadur, a resident of Nepali Colony in Kashmere Gate, died on the spot.

His nephew was also walking behind him and managed to note down the car number, police said.

The offending vehicle had a Haryana number and police is searching for the accused driver.

2 killed in road accidents

Samastipur, August 18: Two persons, including a woman, were killed in separate accidents in the district late last night.

Police today said one Chandrakala Devi, wife of a businessman Chandeshwar Sah, died on the spot when she was hit by a truck near a government high school under Sarairanjan police station.

In a separate incident, a 22-year-old youth Mukesh Kumar was killed when the tractor in which he was travelling overturned near Madhopur village under Warisnagar police station. The deceased was a resident of Rahula village under Warisnagar police station, police added.

—Agencies