1 killed, 5 injured as canter truck rams into roadside ‘chabeel’ stall in Ambala

The deceased has been identified arsenic Firoz, a nonmigratory of Saharanpur

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One idiosyncratic was killed and 5 others were injured erstwhile a canter motortruck rammed into a roadside stall present connected Saturday, constabulary said.

The operator of the canter motortruck mislaid power implicit the conveyance and it rammed into the “chabeel” stall acceptable up connected the Ambala-Ludhiana Highway adjacent Ambala city, they said.

A “chabeel” stall is simply a impermanent basal oregon booth acceptable up, peculiarly during the summertime months, to connection free, saccharine and chilled drinks to the public.

Many vehicles parked determination besides came nether the canter’s grip and were severely damaged, constabulary said.

There was a batch of commotion astatine the spot aft the mishap and the injured were taken to Ambala’s Civil Hospital, constabulary said.

Two of the injured were aboriginal referred to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) successful Chandigarh owed to their superior condition.

The deceased, identified arsenic Firoz, a nonmigratory of Saharanpur, was going to Kharar on with his comparative connected a bike, constabulary said.

In presumption of a blistery summertime day, they had halted astatine the stall to portion the saccharine water, they said.

The canter operator has been arrested and the substance is being further investigated, constabulary said.