PCR van collides with SUV, five escape unhurt

CHANDIGARH: Five persons, including two women and two cops, had a narrow escape when a police control room (PCR) van collied with an SUV at the roundabout between sectors 3 and 4 on Saturday. In the accident, both the vehicles got damaged.
Udit Singh, a resident of Sector 11, Panchkula, who driving the SUV, said he was going to MLA hostel in Sector 3 from Sector 11.His sister and mother were also with him. As he reached the roundabout between sectors 3 and 4, a PCR van hit his car from behind, Udit said. The impact of the collision was such that the SUV overturned three times on road, claimed Udit, who is a BA 3rd year student.
Although all the three occupants of the SUV escaped unhurt, the accident halted the traffic at the roundabout for almost half-an-hour. Two constables in the PCR van also escaped without injuries. However, both the SUV and the PCR van were damaged. The passersby informed police about the accident and a recovery van reached to remove the damaged vehicles from the spot. After the accident, both the parties indulged into a heated conversation with each other. Poonam Dilawari, SHO of Sector 3 police station, reached the spot and pacified them.
PCR van driver Manoj Kumar denied the allegation given by Udit Singh and said it was the SUV which was being driven at a high speed.
However, no FIR has been registered till the time of filing the report. Sector 3 police said the matter is being investigated and an FIR will be registered against the erring driver only after a thorough probe.