A 22-year-old youth died while his cousin escaped with injuries after their bike was hit by a speeding truck near Chamari river bridge under Gunga police station area on Sunday.
According to the police, two injured men were rushed to hospital who were severely injured after their bike was hit by a speeding truck. The injured man was declared dead and was identified as Rakesh Prajapati.
Deceased was a resident of Maksudangarh Guna and met accident while he was on to Bhopal with his cousin Sandeep for inviting relatives of marriage. The truck driver escaped with the truck and is still absconding.
Police said that at the time of the incident the road was deserted but the truck hit the bike head on truck which suggests that the truck was speeding. The body was sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation.