A 21-year old cyclist lost his life while another got injured in an accident after they were hit by a bus of Chandigarh Transport Undertaking on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Subhash Yadav and the injured was identified as Rohit Yadav, both natives of Pratapgarh in UP. Shubham recently completed his Graduation and was in the city looking for job.
The incident took place at around 3 pm when Subhash and Rohit were going on a bicycle near Matka chowk when they met with the accident. Eyewitnesses said that a CTU bus, heading towards PGIMER from Cricket stadium of Sector-16, hit the cyclists and left them badly injured. The cyclists were going towards Matka Chowk, when the cyclist lost control of his bicycle and had a collision with bus.
“The victim was also carrying a bag, containing his educational certificates. Due to the accident, his certificates got scattered on the road,” added an eyewitness.
The victims were rushed to the Sector-16 Government Multi Specialty Hospital (GMSH) where Shubham was declared brought dead by the doctors on duty. However Rohit was referred to the PGIMER where his condition is critical, said Amarjit Singh, Investigating Officer, PS-17.
Police managed to identify the deceased with the help of a paper recovered from his pocket. A mobile number was written on it. On calling on the number, one person identified the deceased and the injured as his cousin brothers.
Meanwhile the bus driver was arrested from the spot and identified as Nirmal Singh. A case has been registered and further investigations are under progress, said Amarjit Singh.