A 40-year-old man was mowed down by a speeding truck near a vehicle showrrom at Bilkharia area in the afternoon on Sunday.
According to the police a man died after his bike was hit by a speeding truck. The locals informed the police and on receipt of the information a police team reached the spot and started investigation.
The deceased was identified as Jagdish Prasad of Raisen.
Police said that the deceased was hit while he was near the Eicher showroom. Search for the errant driver has been started and based on the registration number the details of the truck would be searched which would help in tracking the owner and errant driver during the further investigation.
The deceased used to work as a plumber. After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem and the police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Meanwhile a 21-year-old youth drowned at Sanjeev Nagar in Nevri village while taking a bath on Sunday; he had gone with his friends to take bath.
The youth identified as Sachin Ahirwar had gone to take bath with his friends Sachin and Bittu.
Police said that in the preliminary investigation, the death of the youth is suspected to be due to drowning while taking a bath in the pond.
The deceased slipped into deep water and failed to get rescue as his friends were not able to swim.