A 17-year-old youth died while his friend escaped with injuries after their bike was hit by a speeding loading auto-rickshaw near MPSEB office on Monday. The youth died late in the evening on Tuesday, Govindpura police have started investigation.
Police said that the two injured youths were rushed to a nearby hospital where one of them died during treatment late in the evening while other escaped with injuries. The deceased, identified as Raja Goswami of Piplani, met accident on Monday.
Police said that on Tuesday Raja along with his Aman were on motorbike and when they reached near MPSEB office their bike was hit by a loading auto rickshaw injuring the two and later Raja died during treatment.
Police were informed and after the preliminary investigation, the body was sent for post mortem.
The police registered a case under section 304 A IPC. Police said that the errant driver of the loading auto rickshaw escaped the spot leaving the loading auto rickshaw at the spot and search for the errant driver has been started.
The death of the deceased occurred due to serious head injuries and at the time of the incident they were not speeding said police. Condition of the injured youth Aman who survived in the accident is critical and is under observation at the Hamidia hospital.
Raja died at Hamidia hospital where he succumbed to death late in the evening on Tuesday.
His condition was critical but he survived till Tuesday. Based on the details of the loading auto rickshaw driver would be searched.