Truck driver killed in road accident

A 37-year-old truck driver died after his vehicle hit a stationary tractor-trolley near Chaheru on National Highway 1 between Phagwara and Jalandhar, an official said today.

The deceased was identified as Gurjinder Singh, a resident of Dilpur village, Subhanpur in Kapurthala district, Chaheru police post in-charge Baljinder Singh said.

He said that Gurjinder was going to Jalandhar from Delhi in the truck when the incident took place.

The truck driver was rushed to a private hospital of Rama mandi, where he succumbed to injuries last night, the official said.