Updated: December 15, 2020 3:58:28 pm
A group of farmers standing on trucks raise slogans during the ongoing protest against the Center’s new agricultural laws, on the Singhu border in New Delhi. (Express photo by Amit Mehra)
At least two farmers died and eight were injured early Tuesday morning after a truck collided with their tractor-car in the Karnal district of Haryana. They were returning to Patiala from the Delhi border, where thousands of farmers have been protesting the Center’s three agricultural laws for 20 days.
The deceased were identified as Gurpreet Singh (22) and Labh Singh (62), from the village of Saferal in Patiala. The injured have been admitted to three hospitals in Patiala, including Rajindra and Karnal Hospital and Medical College.
Two #farmers died, eight were injured in the middle night of December 14/15 in a traffic accident between a tractor-car and a truck near Trawari #Carnal district of #Haryana. All the farmers in the cart were from the village of Safera de #Patiala . @IndianExpress @iepunjab
– raakhijagga (@raakhijagga) December 15, 2020
According to police, the accident at the Taraori overpass was caused by “the truck driver appearing to have fallen asleep behind the wheel.” A case has been registered against the driver, who is on the run, SHO inspector from Taraori police station Sachin told the news agency. PTI.
The number of farmers protesting on Delhi’s borders is growing by the day, with more than 60,000 protesters camping there as of now. In addition to Punjab and Haryana, farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country have joined in the ongoing turmoil.
BKU (Ugrahan) district president in critical condition
BKU (Ugrahan) faction Muktsar district chairman Pooran Singh Doda was admitted to PGI, Rohtak on Tuesday, after he was struck by a car near the Tikri border protest site. The 75-year-old man is in critical condition.
He was hit by the car a bit far from the protest site while crossing to go to the bathroom.
Pooran Singh Doda (75), District President of #BKU Ugrahan is admitted to #PGI #Rohtak in critical condition Yesterday midnight, a car hit him #TikriBorder outside the protest site as he crossed it to go to the bathroom. @IndianExpress @iepunjab
– raakhijagga (@raakhijagga) December 15, 2020
(With input from Raakhi Jagga, PTI)
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