The owner of a Dal mill factory was mowed down when his motorbike was knocked off by a speeding truck near Scope College under Misrod police station area on Sunday morning.
According to the police the incident took place at around 10 am when the victim Sunil Rathi (45) along with his brother-in-law Shreegopal Bhootdha were on their way to the mill situated near Misrod. When they reach near the Scope College, a truck allegedly coming at a breakneck speed hit the bike.
The victims were rushed to nearby hospital where the victim was declared brought dead while Shreegopal sustained minor injuries.
The investigating officer Sub Inspector Dalvi Singh Jadon said that the victim sustained head injuries which proved fatal and the doctors claimed that the victim died due to excessive bleeding.
The body was sent for the post mortem and a case of rash driving and punishment and causing death by negligence against the errant driver was registered.
Accoring to the police, the truck bearing registration number MP-20-8646 has been seized but the truck driver escaped from the spot. Victim’s brother-in-law sustained injuries in his left hand and left leg and was discharged after few hours, he added.
Sub Inspector Dalvi Singh Jadon said that the truck driver along with the cleaner of the truck escaped leaving the truck.
The victim was a resident of Arera Colony and owned a Dal mill near Misrod. On Sunday morning victim along with his brother-in-law had gone to visit his mill.
The police have registered a case under section 304(A) of the IPC and have started further investigation for searching the errant driver.