nThree persons were killed and three injured in two road accidents on Saturday in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district.
In a first, 18-year-old Aman Marawi died when a speeding passenger bus heading towards Korba from Bilaspur hit his bike while he was returning from Khuntaghat with his uncle Ganesh Dhruv and friend Siddharth, police said.
Aman succumbed to his injuries during treatment in hospital. Ganesh is said to be in critical condition while Siddharth is out of danger, the police added.
The bus driver has been arrested.
In another incident, two bike borne persons -- Shankar Tiwari (28) and his friend Shivshankar Jaiswal (43) -- were killed when their bike collided with another bike while they were heading towards Madanpur village.
Shankar died on the spot. Shivshankar succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The other unidentified biker was admitted to a hospital where his condition is critical, the police said.