A 30-year-old man died while another person sustained injuries after the car in which they were traveling was hit by a speeding truck while trying to overtake near Habibganj railway crossing on Thursday.
According to police, the victim Arvind Singh along with his friend Dushyant Kumar Choudhary (38) was on his way to Saket Nagar in Kumar’s car bearing registration number MPO4 -CJ -7517 when a speeding truck bearing registration number MPO4 -HC-3179 trying to overtake the vehicle hit the car from behind due to which Dushyant who was driving the car lost control over the car and it rammed into the road divider.
The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where Arvind was declared brought dead. The victim sustained serious injuries in his head which proved fatal for him, told the police.
The other victim Dushyant escaped with minor injuries and was discharged later.
After the accident the truck driver escaped the spot leaving the truck and is still missing. The police have seized the truck and have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Arvind hailed from Rewa and used to live in Saket Nagar. He used to work for a city based private company.
Based on the registration number of the truck, the police have started searching for the errant driver.
Dushyant Kumar who is vicitim’s friend and is a resident of Bareilly had come to city for some work and after completing their work when they were on their way to victim’s home the car was hit from behind killing Arvind and injuring Dushyant.