A 52-year-old man was killed in a road accident, when a bike ridden by two youths hit him at Durga Chowk under Talaiya police station area late on Monday night.
According to the police, at around 11 pm a pedestrian was hit by two bike-borne youths at Rethghat. The victims were rushed to Hamidia hospital where the man was declared dead while the condition of the bike borne youths is still critical. The decease was identified as Harish Chouhan who was a resident of Durga Chowk in Talaiya area and used to work as labour.
Two youths were identified as Rahul Malviya (22) and Rahul alias Raka Malviya (25). They hail from Astha. Rahul Mavliya was driving the motorbike and has sustained severe injuries while Raka has been discharged. Rahul works with a pathology lab and lives in a rented house while Raka came to meet Rahul.
Incident took place when the victim was on his way to home after work. When the victim reached near Durga Chowk a speeding motorbike bearing registration number MP-04-VM-7566 hit him. In the accident the youths on the motorbike were also injured.
Police said that condition of Rahul is critical while Raka who escaped with minor injuries was discharged after primary treatment. The police were not able to confirm that the youths or the victim were under the influence or not and would be investigated.The body was sent for post mortem after preliminary investigation. A case under Aection 304 A of the IPC has been registered and further probe is on.