A 23-year-old engineering student died and another sustained serious injuries after their motorbike was hit by a speeding truck at JK Road trisection late Saturday night.
According to the police at around 1 am on Saturday, the victim Shashank Singh Arhirwar (22) along with his friend Bhupendra Singh Chouhan was on his way back to Sonagiri when their motorbike was hit by a speeding truck.
Victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where Shashank was declared brought dead while Bhupendra's condition is reportedly stable. The victims were residents of Sonagiri. Police were informed and after preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem. The errant truck driver escaped the spot.
Police said that the victim was pursuing engineering from Oriental Institute of Science and Technology and met the accident while on their way back to their home in Sonagiri.
The victim was in an inebriated state or whether the driver was heavily drunk could not be confirmed at the moment. The post mortem report is awaited which will help in revealing more details.
The police have registered a case under section 304 (A) of the IPC and have started further investigation. Police have started searching for the errant driver. Road construction work is undergoing which might have lead to the accident but statements are yet to be recorded which would help in determining the reason behind the accident.