A 22-year-old youth was mowed down by a speeding container truck near Sahara Estate under Misrod police station area on Wednesday.
According to the police, the victim Gaurav Sharma had gone to Bhojpur for offering prayers at Shiva temple. When he was returning, his motorbike was hit by the truck.
The locals immediately rushed him to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. The victim was a resident of Vidisha. After preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 304 (A) of the IPC and arrested the truck driver.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, following a road accident agitated mob pelted stones on a Bhopal bound mini bus damaged it.
According to the police, the mini bus had collided with a truck on JK road and a dispute had occurred between the truck and mini bus drivers. later, near Prabhat Petrol Pump Square, a youth known to truck driver, attempted to stop the minibus. However, the bus driver hit the bike and the biker was injured in the accident. When the locals and commuters spotted that the driver had hit the biker, they started pelting stones and damaged the window panes and wind shield. The errant driver managed to flee by leaving his vehicle behind. The police have seized the vehicle but when the accused and victims reached the police station they turned out to be relatives and thus they agreed for a compromise and to bear medical expenses of injured victims.