Two students died after their motorbike was hit by a mini truck at BRTS corridor near Barkatullah University under Misrod police station area late on Wednesday night.
According to the police, victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where both of them were declared dead. The two were identified as Ayush Singh (21) and Mohnish Tripathi (22). Ayush hailed from Madhubani Bihar while Mohnish hailed from Ganjbasado in Vidisha district. They were pursuing engineering from VNS College in Neelbad area.
The incident took place late night on Wednesday when the two were on their way from Mandideep to Bhopal. The deceased used to live in a rented apartment in Danish Nagar.
At the spot broken liquor bottles are found which suggested that the two were carrying liquor bottles but the police were not able to provide information on whether they were drunk or not. Police officials said that the details could be revealed after receiving the post-mortem report.
Investigation Officer Chandrabhan Singh said that the deceased were identified after their Identity Cards were found at the spot. The motorbike and mini truck were moving with very high speed which caused the accident. The mini truck kept moving due to which the motorbike skidded for around 100 m and the driver managed to escape the spot.
later the mini truck was seized by the police but still no one has claimed the ownership of the truck, he added.
The post mortem report is awaited which will reveal whether the deceased were drunk as the possibility of the deceased being drunk could not be ruled after broken liquor bottles were found at the spot.
After the preliminary investigation the bodies were sent for the post-mortem.
The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.