Girl, 10, dies, her neighbor is injured in Hailey Mandi accident

A 10-year-old girl was killed and a 34-year-old man seriously injured after he was hit by a speeding truck while crossing a road in Hailey Mandi, Pataudi, police said on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Mehak, was crossing the road with her neighbor, Kapil Singh, a resident of Kakrola in Sector 87, when the accident took place.

According to investigators, 30-year-old Poonam Devi had taken her children, Deepanshu and Mehak, to her parents in Naya Gaon, Sohna, over the weekend. On Monday, Devi’s brother, Manesh Kumar, was driving them back home on his motorcycle when Devi noticed her neighbor, Kapil Singh, in Pataudi. She decided to join him for the rest of the trip in his car with her children.

The accident happened when Singh stopped his car at a tailor shop in Hailey Mandi around 1.30 pm to pick up some garments. While crossing the road with Mehak, the two were hit by a speeding truck. Mehak fell under the wheels of the truck and died on the spot, while Singh sustained serious injuries.

Gurugram Police Public Relations Officer Sandeep Kumar said the truck driver and co-driver immediately fled leaving the vehicle behind. “The locals quickly informed the police control room and arranged an ambulance to transport both victims to the community health center in Pataudi, where doctors declared the girl brought dead. Singh was later shifted to a private hospital for further treatment,” Kumar added. Police said the girl suffered severe head trauma, while Singh sustained injuries in several parts of his body.

Police said they are working with the transportation department to trace the truck’s owner and locate and arrest the driver. An FIR has been lodged at Pataudi police station under Sections 106 (causing death by negligence) and 281 (rash driving or driving on public road) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita following Satbir Singh’s complaint, Devi’s brother-in-law.