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Man Dies, Daughter Injured As Truck Hits Bike In Jaisalmer Dist | Jaipur News
JAISALMER: A 32-year-old biker died, and his four-year-old daughter was injured when a truck hit the motorcycle he was riding with her in a residential area here on Wednesday.
This incident took place near SBI Bank Chauraha. Police said the deceased, Jagdish, a resident of Talriapada in Jaisalmer city, was returning with his daughter, Ruhika, after her school when the truck lost control and hit his bike. A tyre of the truck rolled over him while the girl escaped unhurt as she fell on the other side of the truck.
The accident sparked a protest. The locals shouted slogans against police and demonstrated with the body in front of Kotwali police station. The family agreed to take the body after post-mortem following much persuasion by police. The truck was seized and its driver was arrested, said DSP Priyanka Kumawat.
Locals said they were fed up with trucks of the transporters and big vehicles of the Army entering the residential colonies. Demands to stop the entry of heavy vehicles there have fallen to deaf ears, they said.
This incident took place near SBI Bank Chauraha. Police said the deceased, Jagdish, a resident of Talriapada in Jaisalmer city, was returning with his daughter, Ruhika, after her school when the truck lost control and hit his bike. A tyre of the truck rolled over him while the girl escaped unhurt as she fell on the other side of the truck.
The accident sparked a protest. The locals shouted slogans against police and demonstrated with the body in front of Kotwali police station. The family agreed to take the body after post-mortem following much persuasion by police. The truck was seized and its driver was arrested, said DSP Priyanka Kumawat.
Locals said they were fed up with trucks of the transporters and big vehicles of the Army entering the residential colonies. Demands to stop the entry of heavy vehicles there have fallen to deaf ears, they said.
