At least two persons were killed when their motorbike was hit by a speeding bus near Chola over bridge under Chola Mandir police station area on Sunday.
Police said the victim Rahul Sen (20) along with his brother-in-law Santosh Sen (32), residents of Housing Board Colony at Gautam Nagar, was hit by a Bhopal bound bus while heading towards Chola over bridge on Sunday morning.
The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where they were declared brought dead. After the preliminary investigations the bodies were sent for the post-mortem. After the accident infuriated local people damaged the bus and the violent mob was pacified after the intervention of the police.
Both the victims were working at a barber shop and were on their way to the shop when the accident occurred.
The bus bearing registration number KA-22-A-6766 was seized by the police but the driver managed to escape the spot after hitting the motorbike. A senior police officer said the impact of the collision proved fatal as it was a head on collision and the bus was moving with a high speed. The lack of speed breakers has lead to several accidents in the area. The police have registered a case under Section 304 (A) of the IPC and have started further investigation.