A 50-year-old man died while his friend escaped with injuries after their bike was hit by a speeding truck near Megra Naveen under Nazeerabad police station area on Friday.
According to the Incharge Nazeerabad police, two men were mowed down by speeding truck which tried to save a moving bike.The two injured were waiting on bike at road side. The deceased was identified as Kashiram while Bhanwarlal Gadaria escaped with injuries. Deceased was a resident of Badi Amarpura and met accident while he was on his way to Narsinghgarh with Bhanwarlal.
Police said that deceased was not able to ride bike and Bhanwarlal accompanied to ride bike while deceased was sitting pillion. The truck driver escaped leaving the truck which was seized by the police in the later investigation.
Police said that at the time of the incident the road was not having many vehicles but it hit bike which was halted and having Kashiram and Bhanwarlal in a bid to save a bike which was moving on road.