BHOPAL: Two people were killed while two were injured after a water-tanker allegedly crashed into a hospital building on Tuesday evening at Shahjahanabad. The accused driver of the tanker fled the spot soon after the incident, the police said.
According to the police, on Tuesday around 7 pm the water tanker passing by Adarsh Hospital in the locality lost control and hit the hospital near its entrance. Two people standing there died on the spot while two others sustained minor injuries. The driver is absconding. The victims were identified Faiz, 28, of Aishbag and Amanullah, 50, of Jumeirati.
“Investigations are still on to know how the tanker rammed the building. Only after a check-up by a mechanic, it could be known whether there was failure of brakes or the driver lost control on the wheels. The owner of the water tanker which used to operate under Sohail Water Supply has been informed about the incident and would be questioned regarding it. The police have so far registered a case against the absconding driver and efforts are on to nab him,” said city SP (Shahjahanabad), Sunil Shivhare.
In another incident, a 53-year-old woman died while her son was injured when a speeding car allegedly hit their bike on Monday evening at Bagsewania. The accused driver of the car fled the scene after the incident and was still absconding, the police said.
According to the police, Usha Patel of Katara Hills was a teacher in a private school in Idgah Hills. On Monday evening she was travelling on her scooter with her son Gagan Patel and heading towards Misrod, when a speeding car hit them from behind near Vidya Nagar petrol pump at Habibganj Naka. Following the hit, both of them fell on the ground in which Usha sustained severe head injuries while her son suffered a fracture in his hand.
Both were rushed to a nearby hospital where Usha succumbed to her injuries while Gagan is undergoing treatment. Her husband had died one year ago on the same date of April 24. The police had registered a case against the absconding unidentified driver of the car and investigations were on to nab him, the police added.
