Two men were killed in separate road accidents in Panchkula, including a pedestrian struck near the Ramgarh flyover and an auto-rickshaw driver whose vehicle crashed into a roundabout wall at Dolphin Chowk in the Mansa Devi Complex area.
Tafail Khan, a daily-wage labourer from Ramgarh, died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near the Ramgarh flyover on November 12. According to a complaint filed by his cousin, Ramzan, the two men were returning home after work in Sector 28 at around 8.30pm when they attempted to cross the road.
The vehicle was travelling from the Panchkula side and allegedly struck Khan. He died at the scene, while the driver fled, according to the complaint. The report did not identify the vehicle or state whether the driver had been traced.
In the second accident, auto-rickshaw driver Anand died after losing control of his vehicle at Dolphin Chowk in the Mansa Devi Complex area at about 11.30pm on Wednesday. The auto-rickshaw rammed into a wall around the roundabout, leaving him seriously injured.
Anand was taken to Civil Hospital in Sector 6, where he later succumbed to his injuries. His body was handed over to his family after a postmortem on Thursday.
The two incidents occurred at separate junctions and involved different road users: a pedestrian crossing near a flyover and an auto-rickshaw travelling through a roundabout. The available report did not provide details of road conditions, traffic enforcement, lighting, vehicle speeds or any action announced by the authorities beyond the complaint and hospital procedures.
