A 35-year-old died while four persons including two women escaped with injuries after a bike was hit by a van near Lambakheda under Eintkhedi station area late in the night on Thursday.
Police said that locals rushed four injured to nearby hospital after bike was hit by a speeding van near Lambakheda bypass bridge. One was declared death when checked by doctors while four persons escaped with injuries.
The injured youth were rushed to hospital where one of the five was declared dead, the deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar of Vidisha while the injured were identified as Radha Bai, Pradeep, Ajay and Neelam. The deceased was on his way to Bhopal from Vidisha on bike, he used to work as labourer.
The van was speeding and failed to control the vehicle when it tried to overtake other vehicle rammed bike and turned turtle in which four persons in the van injured while bike rider died.
Bodies were sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation. The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and started further investigation.
Meanwhile, a 40-year-old labour was fell after electrocuted at an under-construction house at Dillod village under Gunga police station area on Wednesday. Police said that the deceased Naresh Ahirwar was working at the under-construction house when he fell after he was electrocuted.
The deceased was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died during treatment. In the initial investigation police found that the deceased was working inside the house when he got electrocuted. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. Police said that during the investigation if it found that the death occurred due to negligence of the owner or the contractor a case would be registered against them in the further investigation.