A nine-year-old boy died while her mother and father escaped with injuries after a speeding car was hit head on at Ayodhya Nagar bypass late in the night on Saturday.

The impact of the collision proved fatal for a boy and his parents who were in van bearing registration number MP04CX2956 while the two who were driving the car and hit the van escaped the spot.

After the accident police and ambulance rushed to the spot and injured were taken to nearby hospital where boy identified as Jalaj Umre was declared dead while his father Sanjay Umre and mother Leela Umre escaped the accident with injuries.

The two remained unconscious till late in the evening on Sunday but doctors have claimed that their condition is stable.

The body was sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation.

The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation to search the errant driver who escaped.

Meanwhile, a 23-year-old youth died while his friend escaped with injuries after their motorbike met accident at 5 no. stop under Habibganj police station area late in the night on Saturday.

Police said that a two youths were injured after their bike hit a road divider. They were rushed to a nearby hospital where one of them was declared.

The deceased was identified as Ashutosh Atulkar of Swadesh Nagar. 

After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem.

Police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and started to search for the accused driver.