Elderly Woman Killed Near Mullanpur Stadium
- An elderly woman was killed after a truck collided with a car near Mullanpur cricket stadium in Mohali. - Police identified the truck driver as Lok Raj from Tarn Taran; he fled the scene and remains at large. - The incident prompted an ongoing police search and raised road safety concerns in the area (hindustantimes.com).
A woman in her 70s died after a truck struck a car from behind near the cricket stadium in Mullanpur, on the edge of Mohali, police said Monday. (hindustantimes.com) Four other people in the car were injured, including two children, according to the police account published on April 21, 2026. The truck driver was identified as Lok Raj, a resident of Tarn Taran district, and had not been arrested after fleeing the scene, the report said. (hindustantimes.com) The crash happened near the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, a venue that has drawn repeated traffic advisories this season as large match-day crowds move through New Chandigarh and Mohali. Mohali police issued route plans for Indian Premier League fixtures at the stadium on March 31, April 11, April 19 and April 28. (hindustantimes.com) (indianexpress.com) Two days before the fatal crash was reported, Hindustan Times described stretches of the route to the stadium as intermittently dark, especially around Bahalpur, Ranai Majra and Ratwara villages. The paper said roads were brighter near housing societies and dimmer near village stretches on the approach to the stadium. (hindustantimes.com) That combination — heavy vehicle movement, match traffic and uneven road conditions — has turned the stadium approach into a wider public-safety issue, not just a sports logistics problem. Authorities were still searching for the driver after the collision, leaving the police case centered on both the crash itself and the escape from the spot. (hindustantimes.com) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) For now, the clearest facts are narrow and grim: one woman is dead, four passengers were hurt, and the driver police named had not been caught as of the April 21 report. The road outside one of Punjab’s newest cricket venues is now also the site of an active manhunt. (hindustantimes.com)
