A 20-year-old engineering student died while two others escaped with minor injuries after his speeding bike hit a rotary at Mata Mandir late in the night on Friday; youths were speeding on racing bike and failed to control which caused the accident.
At around 2.30 in the night a speeding bike collided with a rotary near Mata Mandir in TT Nagar area. Three people including the bike rider were injured in the accident. All three were admitted to the hospital, where one of them died while two escaped with severe injuries.
In the initial probe it was found that all three had left Ayodhya Nagar to have tea. On the way, a friend called him near MANIT.
According to the police, Kanha Chauhan (20) was a first year student in Ashok Singh Bansal College. He was living on rent in Ayodhya Nagar area. At around 2.30 on Friday night, he went out to have tea with Mayank Dubey, Vishwanath Singh on the same bike. The tea shops were found shut while roaming in the city for tea. Meanwhile, late in the night, Mayank's friend Shubham called near MANIT, after this the three friends left for MANIT.
Kanha was driving the bike. Mayank was sitting in the middle and Vishwanath at the back. Vishwanath told that Kanha applied the brakes to make the bike U-turn near the Mata Mandir but due to the speed, the bike failed to turn and collided with the rotary. Kanha started bleeding due to severe head injury.
Mayank also got hurt. With the help of passers-by, both were brought to Narmada Hospital. Kanha died during treatment in the hospital. On Saturday, Kanha's body was handed over to the family members after the PM.
Kanha's father Ashok told that his son was preparing for competitive examinations by staying in Indore earlier. He took admission in Bansal College in the same year. Bought a bike for commuting to college.
Vishwanath Singh told that he had come to Bhopal from Sidhi to do his job two days back. He got a job in a private company in Bhopal. Vishwanath says that he did not know Kanha. Because of Mayank, he met on Friday only. At the behest of Mayank, the three men went out to have tea at night. We do not know the way by which Kanha took him to the Mata Mandir and he was sitting behind.