In a tragic incident, a 34-year-old man died on Sunday night after he fell from a horse and then being hit by a speeding car at Parwaliya tri-section.
Police said, the deceased, identified as Brijendra, was on his way back home after attending a marriage and when he reached near Arvaliya Jod, a speeding Maruti Alto car honked from behind which disturbed the horse due to which horse started running hay way resulting into the ramming of car into the horse and the victim fell off the horse and was mowed down by the same car which honked earlier.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, however, he died during his treatment on Sunday. After preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem and was later handed over to the family for last rites.
In the incident the two legs of the horse were also injured and the horse was taken to Veterinary hospital for treatment. The victim used to work as a contractor and had gone to attend a marriage on April 26 and met the accident while returning home.
The police have registered a case under Section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.Police said that the victim who owns several horses and provide them for marriages. The victim took one of the horses from Rehman. The police have started searching for the accused driver.