Punjab: Man killed after being dragged for 500m in Hoshiarpur

In a tragic incident, a 21-year-old tractor driver, Sukhdev Singh, died after being caught between the tires of his tractor and dragged for 500 meters in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, PTI reported. The accident occurred when a truck carrying a stone crusher collided with Singh's sand-laden tractor-trailer from behind near Shahpur village. Meanwhile, the police said the accused driver of the truck was yet to be arrested.

Following the accident, Singh's father, Jaswinder Singh, launched a protest with relatives and locals. They blocked a road for six hours, demanding the arrest of the truck driver who allegedly fled the scene after dragging Singh's tractor for 500 meters, leading to his death. Hoshiarpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Major Singh, however, pacified the protesters after assuring them the accused would be arrested soon. While the incident occurred on Saturday, reports about the same emerged on Sunday.

Singh's body parts were reportedly found scattered in separate directions as he was dragged for 500m after the high-impact collision between his tractor and the accused's truck. "The incident was so tragic that [Singh's] body parts were scattered in different directions. Subsequently, the truck driver fled the scene with his vehicle," PTI quoted a police official as saying. The victim was a resident of the Bhanglan Khera village in Punjab's Rupnagar district.

Several similar road accidents have been reported in the state in recent months. On April 7, three members of a family died, and two others sustained injuries when their car rammed into a truck in Fazilka. Similarly, at least 10 pilgrims were killed and 31 others were injured in two separate accidents on April 13 involving a truck and tractor, respectively, in Hoshiarpur.