Two youth died while one sustained serious injuries after the bike they were riding was hit by a speeding truck near a culvert over Chamari River at Berasia Road under Gunga police station late in the nigh on Wednesday night.
According to the police, three youths were injured after their motorbike was hit by a speeding truck and police were informed by the locals. On the receipt of the information a police team rushed to the spot and started investigation.
The injured were rushed to a Hamidia hospital where two of the injured were declared dead while third injured escaped with injuries and is undergoing treatment. The deceased were identified as Rakesh Ahirwar (18) and Rahul Ahirwar (20), residents of Ratua village while the injured was identified as Mohan(24). The truck was moving with a very high speed which could be witnessed at the spot as the truck turned turtle. The errant driver managed to escape the spot. Bodies were sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation. Police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Police said that the incident took place late in the night when the three were on their way to Ratua from Bhopal and when they reached near Chamari River culvert there motorbike bike collided head-on with a truck.
Investigating Officer ASI Shambhu Singh Sengar said that it could not be confirmed that the driver of the truck or the deceased and injured were in druken state as the post mortem is awaited and the escaped injured is not in a state to record his statements regarding the accident.