A final year student of BDS in a private college, died while his friend was injured after their motorbike was hit by a speeding car driven by an errant driver, who was heavily drunk. The incident was reported near administration academy under Shahpura police station area late on Wednesday night.
The incident took place at around 11 pm when the deceased along with his friend was on his way from Habibganj to Shahpura and their bike was hit from behind proving fatal for the deceased.
Witnessing the accident, the commuters rushed to help the injured and took them to a nearby hospital where one of the youths was declared brought dead. They claimed that in the car, a youth and girl were present and after the accident, they escaped the spot leaving the car behind.
During the investigation, the deceased was identified as Pushparaj Singh (24), who was a resident of Bilaspur and was pursuing his BDS from Mansarowar Dental College. The pillion rider was identified as deceased’s friend Kushagre Choure (22), who escaped with minor injuries.
After hitting the motorbike, the car rammed into the fence at the Shahpura lake, but the errant driver was fortunate that the car got stuck in the fence.
The car bearing registration number MP04-Cl-9534 was later seized by the police and based on the registration number of the vehicle, the search has been started.
Police have found empty liquor bottles and obscene material from the car. During the investigation, the police found that the driver lost the control over the car as he was heavily drunk.