Ahmedgarh: Bike and car caught fire after collision, father and son seriously injured

Ahmedgarh: A father-son duo, residents of Dulli village in Ludhiana district, were seriously injured when their motorbike caught fire after being hit by a speeding car from behind at Kaind village on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla highway late Thursday night. The car also caught fire in the accident. The injured have been identified as Darshan Singh and his son Harjinder Singh, who were returning home after work. A group of youths brought water in buckets from a nearby gurudwara and put out the fire and rushed the injured to a hospital with the help of a Dehlon police team led by ASI Subhash Kataria. However, the youths got angry when most of the people passing by started making videos instead of helping the victims. The Dehlon police have not yet registered any FIR as the injured were not in a condition to give statements. ASI Subhash Kataria said the injured were admitted to a private hospital after the accident. “Since we were more concerned about saving the lives of the injured, we shifted them to a nearby healthcare centre where doctors are treating their multiple burns and fractures,” Kataria said. He said both the vehicles have been impounded. Rajat Sharma of local Green Avenue said most of the passersby who gathered at the accident site showed irresponsible behaviour. “Instead of helping us in rescuing the injured, some passersby preferred to make videos of the accident,” he said. He said the hose pipe being used to douse the fire was broken by another speeding car. Avtar Singh of Duli village praised the group of youths who played a vital role in dousing the fire after the accident.