A 27-year-old man while two others including a woman were injured after a speeding bus hit his motorbike near Sonkutch village under Berasia police station area in the morning on Tuesday.
Police said that three persons including a woman were rushed to nearby hospital after their bike was hit by a speeding bus where one of the persons was declared dead.
The injured sustained multiple injuries in the accident which proved fatal and in the investigation the deceased was identified as Raghuwar alias Raghu of Sonkutch village.
The two others injured are reportedly stable and undergoing treatment at the hospital. The body was sent for post mortem after the preliminary investigation.The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The deceased was riding bike which was hit by a speeding bus of Sharda travels which was seized after the accident. In the initial investigation police found that the bus hit the bike in a bid to overtake a truck but failed to save the bike resulting in one casualty and two severely injured persons. The injured persons are identified as Vivek and Sangeeta.
The driver managed to escape the spot and police have started search for the errant driver. The incident took place at around 9 am when the bus was on moving towards Bhopal carrying passengers.
Meanwhile, a 32-year-old married woman committed suicide by consuming poisonous substance at Sarwadharam Colony under Kolar police station on Monday.
The deceased Reena Rajput was rushed to hospital after she reported uneasiness and later died and it was confirmed that she consumed poison to commit suicide.The police have registered case under section 174 of the CrPC and started further investigation.