A scooter rider was killed while another was injured in a road accident on Tuesday afternoon near the Khudda Lahora–Naya Gaon link road in Chandigarh.

As per the police, the incident occurred when a speeding white Scorpio rammed head-on into a scooter coming from the opposite direction, throwing the rider several feet into the air before he fell into the Patiala Ki Rao river.

Eyewitnesses said that the collision was so intense that the scooter was flung into the middle of the river while the rider landed nearly 15 feet away, face down. The locals in the area rushed to the spot, apprehended the Scorpio driver, and immediately informed the police.

The injured, identified as Manpreet Singh and Shivam, were rushed to the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, Chandigarh

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