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Three People Dead & One Injured In Truck Accident: Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Truck Accident

Three people died and one was injured in a road accident after a truck overturned on a car at Theog-Shimla road in the Chharabra area in Shimla on Saturday.

Shimla:  Three people died and one was injured in a road accident after a truck overturned on a car at Theog-Shimla road in the Chharabra area in Shimla on Saturday.

An apple-laden truck went out of control and overturned on a car. Three people, present in the car died on the spot. While the truck driver had minor injuries. A team of local police, reported to the scene, took the bodies out of the car, and sent them to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) for autopsy.

The three deceased identified as Surat Singh (45), Pratap Singh (71), and Kripa Ram (63) were residents of the Tikkri area of Chopal sub-division of Shimla district, the police noted.

According to police, The accident took place around 6:30 am. “The apple-laden truck was going from the Rural area of Shimla to Chandigarh. The driver lost control of the truck near Hassan Valley in Chharabra and it overturned on the car. The car was badly damaged by being buried under the truck”, police said.

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“Three people in the car lost their lives in the accident. The bodies have been sent for autopsy. They have been identified and all three deceased were residents of Chopal- a sub-division of Shimla district.

The truck driver has suffered minor injuries. He has been arrested and sent to the hospital”, DSP Kamal Sharma said.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur condoled the death in the road accident.

“The news of death of three people in a road accident on Theog-Shimla road is very sad. May God grant peace to the departed souls and strength to the bereaved families. I pray to God that the injured get a quick recovery”, CM tweeted in Hindi.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

 

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The court had earlier ordered Yameen to release nine opposition leaders who were jailed by his government. However, Yameen refused to comply.

In a televised address, Legal Affairs Minister of Maldives Azima Shakoor announced the emergency on Tuesday. Hours after the announcement, Maldives Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and another Supreme Court judge were arrested. As per the Maldives law, judges will no longer be granted special privileges if they are facing arrest.

The security forces barged in the court complex in Male on Tuesday and Justices Saeed and Ali Hameed were arrested along with the court’s top administrator Hassan Saeed. In a brief statement, the police cited complaints of corruption against them in a brief statement.

“The government of Maldives wishes to also assure all Maldivians and the international community that the safety of all Maldivians and foreigners living in and visiting the Maldives, will be ensured,” the statement from President office said.

The top court had also ordered to reinstate 12 legislators who had been sacked for defecting to the opposition. The development had effectively given the opposition a majority in the 85-member parliament. It also led to a possible impeachment of Yameen.

The high profile arrests of the judges and CJI followed came after the arrest of ex-president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the separated half-brother of Yameen. Gayoom had sided with the main opposition and campaigned for the toppling of his half-brother.

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