nTwo persons, including a five-year-old boy, died after a rashly driven bus hit the bike on which the boy was travelling along with his parents and one sister on Saturday afternoon, police said.
“The incident happened around 2 O’clock near Chhattisgarh Dhaba under Abhanpur police station limits on National Highway 43 when a bus coming from opposite direction hit the bike head on, on which the victims were travelling,” the Station House Officer, Abhanpur said.
The deceased were identified as Mahendra Kumar Tarak (34), a resident of Cherya village under Rakhi Police station Naya Raipur and his son Surya Tarak (5). Victim’s wife Lakshmi and daughter Kiran were injured in the accident. They have been admitted to Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, the SHO said.
The bus driver was arrested and has been booked under relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and police are investigating the case, the SHO added.