A 44-year-old man died after his scooter was hit by a speeding truck near Evergreen hotel under Khajuri police station area late in the night on Saturday.
According to the police an injured man who was severely injured after his scooter was hit by a speeding truck at around 12 in the night on Saturday. The injured man was declared dead and was identified as Mahesh Keswani. The deceased was on his way to home after having food at Evergreen hotel.
Deceased was a resident of Bairagarh and met accident while he was on his way to home after having food. The truck remained unidentified as registration number and other details of truck were not found in the investigation.
Investigating Officer ASI Lalji Mishra said that at the time of the incident the road was deserted but the scooter was hit by the errant truck which suggests that the accident was speeding and hit the scooter. It would be investigated that the driver was in inebriated state or it was a technical fault which lead to the accident. The body was sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation.
The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation to search the errant truck driver who escaped with the truck. The details of the deceased are yet to be investigated. The deceased was in an inebriated state or not could not be ascertained and could be provided after receiving the post mortem report.