A 34-year-old man died while his friend escaped with injuries after their scooter was hit by a speeding unidentified vehicle at Bairagarh Chichli in the evening ; Kolar police have started investigation.
Two injured persons were rushed to hospital where one of them died during treatment while his friend escaped with minor injuries.
In the accident, Sonu Mishra died while his friend Dinesh Mishra who was seating pillion suffered minor injuries. The deceased who died used to work at a showroom in MP Nagar. The reason for the accident has been found to be the high speed of the vehicle and heavily drunk youths on bikes.
According to the police, the deceased and his friend were returning after partying and were heavily drunk. At around 6 pm they were found in an injured state.
The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation to search for the errant driver who escaped leaving the car. The injured are stable and under observation. Police have started searching for the errant driver.
Police have not found any details of the vehicle which the hit as no one have spotted the errant vehicle. Nearby CCTV cameras would be investigated.
The two were found in an injured stated and police were informed by commuters and with the help of locals they were sent to the hospital.
The two were hit by a speeding bus or they fell accidentally and would also be investigated.