Two people died while one person was injured after a speeding truck lost control and hit a motorbike at Bhopal-Indore highway under Khajoori police station area on Tuesday.
According to the police, two persons died after a speeding truck lost control and rammed in a shop before injuring five persons. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where two of them were declared dead.
The deceased were identified as Hariprasad (70) and Satish Nagar (32) while the injured was identified as Nisar Ali. One of the busiest roads, Bhopal-Indore highways witnessed a major accident in which a truck in a bid to save commuters lost control over the truck and hit a commuter and rammed into shop damaging two shops.
A vegetable shop was damaged completely in the accident while adjacent pan shop was also damaged. In the collision truck lost its moment and stopped before hitting a Mosque and in case if the truck had hit the Mosque number of casualty would be much higher.
Satish and Nisar were on a motorbike which was hit by the truck in which Hariprasad lost his life while Nisar sustained severe injuries. Hariprasad who was a farmer was at the shop and was hit by the truck in the accident. The truck was on its way from Indore to Katni and met accident at around 2 pm. Nisar was admitted at Chirayu and is undergoing treatment. His condition is reportedly critical.
Truck bearing registration number MP09-HF-9092 was seized by the police and have started further investigation. The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC.