Truck rams into group of women farmers in Haryana; three dead, two injured

Thursday, 28 October 2021Newsdesk

Three women farmers died while two more were injured after a truck allegedly rammed into them on Thursday morning in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. Police said the women had been part of farmers’ protests and were waiting for an autorickshaw to return to their native village in Mansa, Punjab when the incident took place. The victims have been identified as Amarjeet Kaur, Gurmail Kaur and Harsinder Kaur.

New Delhi, 28 October 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, According to the police, the incident occurred around 6 am when a group of at least seven women farmers were sitting on a median and waiting for an autorickshaw to go to the railway station.Waseem Akram, superintendent of police, Jhajjar, said, “A tipper, carrying dust, rammed into the group of women farmers. Two of them died on the spot. The injured were rushed to the civil hospital and referred to PGI Rohtak for treatment. One of the injured died on the way to the hospital in Rohtak, while two women are reported to be out of danger.”

Source - The Indian Express