UP: Woman killed, 21 others injured in truck-pickup vehicle collision
Meerut (UP) (PTI): A 50-year-old woman died, and 21 others were injured, when a truck hit a pickup vehicle from the side near a private hospital in Kharkhauda police station area of Meerut district, police said on Tuesday.
According to a police spokesperson, the passengers in the ill-fated pickup vehicle were returning from Syana in Bulandshahr district to their village in Meerut when the accident occurred late Monday evening.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the truck driver's speeding and negligence caused the accident.
Kharkhauda police station SHO Rajpal Singh said that the truck driver is absconding and is being searched for.
The deceased has been identified as Suresh (50), a resident of Meerut district, the SHO said, and added that the body of the deceased has been sent for post-mortem examination.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
