Sikh Samaritan killed in UK hit-and-run
Wednesday, 29/07/2015
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LONDON: A 74-year-old Sikh Samaritan died in an alleged hit-and-run case while he was on his way to a gurdwara in the British city of Derbyshire.
A postmortem examination said Satnam Singh died from head and chest injuries “consistent with being hit by a vehicle”, Derbyshire police said. Satnam was found seriously injured last Friday near the Sri Guru Singh Sabha gurdwara in Derby while he was on his way to the gurdwara.
Described by his friend’s as “one of life’s good guys”, Singh was a volunteer at the gurdwara and was holding a donation in his hand when he was reportedly hit by a car.
“He was a devoted volunteer who was close to the gates that day when they found him and he had his donation in his hand. He was the first one to come to the gurdwara every day, seven days a week, at 4.30am - every morning without fail, rain or shine, he would be there,” Gurpal Singh of the National Sikh Heritage Centre was quoted as saying by a news channel.
“It was not just people in Derby who respected him– he was held in high regard in the Sikh community,” he said.
“My uncle was a very good man. He was a caring, considerate and happy family man,” his nephew, Bill Johal, said. Officers are trying to trace a dark hatchback car which had been seen in the area at the time of the incident, the report said.
