Man killed in road mishap

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, July 4: A man was killed in a road accident in Gajansoo area of city outskirts.
According to a police spokesman, a man identified as Harpal Singh (33) son of Ajeet Singh, resident of Gajansoo, received serious injuries last evening at Gajansoo when a rashly driven tipper hit a bike on which he was travelling.
Immediately after the mishap, the family members of the victim rushed him to Amandeep Hospital, Amritsar, but he succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital following which his body was shifted to mortuary room of Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, around midnight.
“After completing all medico-legal formalities, the body of the deceased was today handed over to his legal heirs for last rites”, the spokesman said, adding, a case in this connection was registered at concerned police station and investigations started.