Truck driver, 42yo woman killed in Rishikesh accident

Haridwar: A truck driver and a woman living in a roadside hut were killed after the vehicle lost control and plunged nearly 20 metres into a field near Brahmanand Turn ahead of Bhadrakali Tiraha in Rishikesh on Friday morning.Officials said the vehicle dragged down two concrete dividers before crashing into the hut. The impact killed 42-year-old Kaushalya on the spot. The truck driver, identified as Farukh, a resident of Bahadurpur in Haridwar’s Laksar area, also died in the accident.A team of the SDRF reached the spot and launched a rescue operation.“Soon after receiving information, our team rushed to the spot and started a rescue operation. Both the truck driver and the woman died on the spot. Police are trying to obtain CCTV footage of the accident,” SDRF in-charge Kavindra Sajwan told TOI.Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the accident.