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Speeding Mercedes kills four, injures two others in Dehradun; police on lookout for culprit
- The suspected vehicle that caused the accident is likely to be a Mercedes, cops said. The incident occurred on Wednesday night, killing four labourers and injuring two others.
A speeding vehicle killed as many as four people and injured two others as it rammed into them near Rajpur Road of Uttarakhand's Dehradun, police have said.
Dehradun Superintendent of Police Ajay Singh said that the incident occurred on Wednesday at around 8 pm.
The suspected vehicle that caused the accident is likely to be a Mercedes, he said.
“This incident happened around 8 in the evening at the Old Mussoorie road. A speeding vehicle hit a few people, in which four people died, for now, we suspect the vehicle is a Mercedes. The four people were labourers, and the car hit them. A scooty nearby was also hit. Two people have been injured in their legs,” the Dehradun SSP was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
The two injured persons were immediately taken to the local hospital and were admitted, where they are undergoing treatment.
The police is on the lookout for the driver involved in the accident, and have already tracked down multiple other vehicles present at the incident, he said.
“We have tracked down 11-12 cars in this incident. We are hoping to track down the driver of the vehicle soon,” Singh was quoted as saying by ANI.
Further details are awaited on the accident.
Haridwar accident
Earlier on March 3 in another case, Uttarakhand Police arrested three people following a police encounter in Haridwar's Landaura area, which left one person dead and another injured.
According to police, the accused, identified as Ankush alias Ranjha, Abhishek alias Robin, and Prashant alias Sunny, were apprehended following an operation conducted late at night. The police recovered a point-315 bore country-made pistol and live cartridges from their possession.
The shooting incident occurred in the Landaura area under Manglor police station limits, where Ikram and Tajim were attacked by the accused over a financial dispute. Ikram succumbed to his injuries while being taken for treatment, while Tajim is undergoing treatment at a hospital.
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First Published:13 Mar 2025, 08:27 AM IST
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