Three people were killed and three others were injured with two of them going through serious injuries after a Mercedes car hit a taxi before running over two cyclists near Radha Soami Satsang Chowk on Airport Road in Mohali, Punjab on Saturday early morning.
The dead individuals have been identified as Ram Prasad of Mataur, Ankush Narula of Zirakpur and Dharampreet of Gholumajra village, all in Mohali district, while those injured are identified as Pradeep Kumar, Shripal and Harish Kumar.
Ankush, Dharampreet and Pradeep worked at an industrial unit and were getting back from the night shift in the taxi being driven by Harish, Ram Prasad and Shripal worked at the Godrej factory and were getting back home on their cycles after work.
Eyewitnesses said there were three people in the Mercedes, bearing a Chandigarh registration number, and they escaped in another vehicle following the crash.
The injured taxi occupants were admitted to a hospital, where Ankush and Dharampreet were pronounced dead. The taxi driver, said to be in a serious condition, was referred to the PGIMER while Pradeep is undergoing treatment at the hospital.
The cyclists were admitted to the Phase 6 civil hospital, where doctors pronounced Ram Prasad dead while Shripal is said to be in a serious condition.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Police have impounded the damaged Mercedes and registered a case under Sections 304A (causing death by negligence) and 279 (reckless driving) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
