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Crime
Elderly Cyclist Killed by Speeding Truck at Jalandhar’s Workshop Chowk, Driver Flees
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jalandhar
🗓 07 Nov 2026, 12:31 PM
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A truck traveling at high speed struck an elderly cyclist at Workshop Chowk in Jalandhar, causing his death on the spot. The driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene.
A high‑speed truck collided with an elderly cyclist at the busy Workshop Chowk in Jalandhar, resulting in the cyclist’s immediate death. Witnesses reported that the truck was moving faster than the permissible limit when it struck the rider.
The victim, described as an older man on a bicycle, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the spot. Emergency services arrived quickly but could not revive him.
The driver of the truck is reported to have abandoned the vehicle and fled the area shortly after the impact. Local police have launched a preliminary investigation and are seeking information from witnesses to locate the driver and the vehicle involved.
The victim, described as an older man on a bicycle, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the spot. Emergency services arrived quickly but could not revive him.
The driver of the truck is reported to have abandoned the vehicle and fled the area shortly after the impact. Local police have launched a preliminary investigation and are seeking information from witnesses to locate the driver and the vehicle involved.