MEERUT: A retired Naik Subedar (42), his wife and 11-year-old son died on the spot when a speeding truck hit their bike on National Highway 58, near Kankarkhera, on Monday evening. The truck driver fled, leaving the vehicle behind. Police have filed an FIR against the owner of the vehicle.
Police said Krishnapal Singh was on his way back home in Meerut after celebrating Diwali at his village in Baghpat when the truck rammed their bike. It took hours for police to identify the victims as they had no identity papers with them and their mobiles were locked.
“Though Krishnapal Singh was wearing a helmet, his head was crushed under the wheels of the truck. His wife, Meenu (38), and son, Anshul Singh (11) also died on the spot,” said Subodh Saxena, SHO of Kankarkhera.
Anuj Singh, nephew of the deceased, said Krishnapal was a Naik Subedar in the Army and took voluntary retirement in 2018. He was working in a private factory since then and was living with his family in Indrapuram area of Meerut.
As the family was busy with the cremations on Tuesday, they could not file a complaint but would do so on Wednesday, SHO Saxena said.
