A speeding car breached toll barriers and dragged a Patiala employee on its bonnet. Workers demanded immediate arrests and threatened large-scale protests and road blockades.A speeding car breached toll barriers and dragged a Patiala employee on its bonnet.Patiala,Oct 24, 2026 17:32 ISTA speeding car broke through toll barriers and hit a toll plaza employee before dragging him for several metres on its bonnet in Punjab’s Patiala on Saturday morning.
The employee sustained serious injuries and was admitted to a hospital for treatment.A video of the incident, reportedly recorded on Saturday morning, has surfaced on social media and is rapidly going viral. The footage shows a white car approaching the toll plaza as an employee attempts to stop it.
Instead of slowing down, the driver drives into the employee, leaving him on the bonnet and dragging him for several metres.The incident has triggered a strong reaction from toll plaza workers, who have warned of protests if the accused are not arrested immediately.In a warning to the government and administration, the workers said, “We will not tolerate such deadly attacks on toll employees. We strongly warn the government and administration that if these hooligans are not arrested immediately, we will launch large-scale protests.
In the coming days, we will also block roads and bring traffic to a standstill.” - Ends