A 22-year-old youth died while his friend escaped with severe injuries after their bike was hit by a speeding car and rammed into a road divider near New Market under TT Nagar police station area late in the night on Wednesday.
The two youths were rushed to nearby hospital after their bike was hit by a speeding car near Platinum Plaza late in the night.
The injured youths were rushed to a nearby hospital where one of the youth was declared dead while other youth sustained severe injuries. The deceased was identified as Sanjay Kushwaha of Tikamgarh while the injured was identified as Ashish Pathak.
Police said that the two were on their way to Ayodhya Nagar where they live in a rented apartment while they hail from Tikamgarh and preparing for competition examinations.
During the investigation police found that a speeding car hit the bike of the youths and escaped he spot. The car hit the bike from behind and due to the impact bike skidded and rammed into a road divider which resulted in death of Sanjay.
The incident took place at around 12 in the night when they were on their way after having food at Paltinum Plaza. After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem.
The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started search for the errant driver. The CCTV cameras installed at the square and nearby areas would be investigated to nab the accused.