A 62-year-old man was mowed down by a speeding low floor city bus at Kasturba Nagar under Govindpura police station area on Friday.
According to the police, the injured man was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.Police were informed and on the receipt a police team rushed to the spot and started investigation.
The deceased was a resident of Kasturba Nagar and was a retired employee of BMC. The deceased was hit while crossing square at Kasturba Nagar which lead to his death.
The bus bearing registration number MP04PA3305 hit the deceased after which he was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
The errant driver escaped the spot leaving the bus.
The bus was seized by the police in the later investigation.After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the postmortem. The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.Meanwhile a 35-year-old man died after his motorbike rammed into a road divider near Extol College square late in the night on Thursday.
Police said that on the receipt of the information regarding an injured man near Extol College police team reached the spot and rushed the injured to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
The deceased was identified as Anmol Garud a resident of Rajharsh colony.Police said that the deceased was hit by a speeding vehicle or his motorbike skidded would be investigated. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.