A city bus was vandalised by villagers after it hit a motorbike late in the evening at Fanda under Khajoori police station area. Injured victim is reportedly critical and undergoing treatment.
Traffic came to a standstill after the bus bearing registration number MP04-PA-1863 was vandalised by the villagers after it hit a motorbike injuring Rahul Mewada of Khajoori Sadak.
After the motorbike was hit by the bus, errant bus driver tried to escape but the villagers chased the vehicle and pelted stones at the bus. The bus driver managed to escape the spot leaving the bus. The passengers escaped unhurt while the bus was damaged and seized by the police.
Villagers gathered at the spot and were pacified after the intervention of the senior police officials.
In the protest by the villagers, Bhopal-Indore highway witnessed heavy traffic jam after the accident and it took hours for the traffic flow at the highway to become normal again.
The incident took place at around 10 pm when the victim was on his way to home and was hit by the speeding bus.
Meanwhile, a 22-year-old youth was critically injured after his bike was hit by a speeding auto-rickshaw at Ratua village under Gunga police station area on Saturday.
A speeding auto rickshaw bearing registration MP37-MK-6764 hit a motorbike injuring a youth and escaped the spot. The injured was identified as Arvind Singh of Toran.
The victim was rushed to Hamidia hospital where his condition is reportedly stable. Search for the errant driver has been started by the police.