Youth dies after army truck overturns on highway

Chamba. An army truck overturned on the Bharmour-Pathankot highway in Himachal’s Chamba district on Friday morning. Two youths going on the road came under the grip of an army truck. In the accident, a youth died on the spot while another is seriously injured. After the accident, a mob of angry people surrounded the army truck and blocked the highway.

The wheels of the vehicles remained stuck on the highway for about two and a half hours. The police team that reached the spot got the traffic restored after a lot of effort. The relatives of the deceased youth alleged that the army truck coming in the opposite direction hit the youths. Army personnel are making excuses of brake failure. The relatives have demanded action against the driver. The deceased has been identified as Abhay Kumar (21) s/o Ran Singh r/o Dhudhiyara Dalhousie. Naveen Kumar (19) son Harbans Lal is injured in the accident. DSP Hemant Thakur said that the accident is being investigated.