A 68-year-old man died after he was hit by a speeding car near Badjheeri village under Ratibad police station area on Sunday.
According to the police a man was hit by a speeding car at Badjheeri road in the afternoon and when the victim was rushed to a nearby hospital he was declared dead.
In the initial investigation the identity of the deceased has been established as Sheshram Mara nod Semri village in Ratibad and was hit by car on his way to market.
The deceased was a farmer. The incident took place in the afternoon.
The vehicle bearing registration number MP04-SM-6666 was seized by the police.
The errant vehicle driver escaped the spot and is still missing.
The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Search for the errant driver has been started based on the registration number of the seized vehicle.
Meanwhile, a 30-year-old man died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital on Sunday; deceased met an accident on May 24.
The deceased Govind Banjara died at Chirayu hospital on Sunday who was injured after his motorbike skidded near Bhojpura on May 24.
Police were not able to provide details of the accident as it was not confirmed that the deceased was hit by another vehicle or he sustained injuries after his motorbike skidded.
After the preliminary investigation, the body was sent for the post-mortem.
The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.