Hoshiarpur, Aug 11 — A 22-year-old man died and another was seriously injured after their motorcycle plunged into a 20-foot-deep ditch near Thana dam in the Kandi area on Sunday night, police said.
The deceased was identified as Sukhpal Rai and the injured as Neeraj, both residents of Buta Mandi in Jalandhar. According to police, the two were returning from the dam and riding behind three acquaintances on another motorcycle when their bike skidded at a sharp turn.
When the friends realised the pair was no longer following, they retraced their route and found that Sukhpal and Neeraj had fallen into the ditch.
Local residents, assisted by police, pulled the two out and rushed them to the civil hospital in Hoshiarpur. Sukhpal was declared dead on arrival, while Neeraj remains under treatment.
