A villager was knocked to death by the official vehicle of Kawardha SDM on Wednesday. The incident happened while the deceased was trying to cross the road, police said.
According to police the deceased was identified as Hardevlal Yadav resident of Sonpur village of Kawardha district. Hardevlal Yadav was on his way to Sonpur and had reached Maharajpur to catch bus. “He was crossing the road when suddenly the vehicle of Kawardha SDM MD Tigala which was on high speed reached the spot and knocked him down,” said officer investigating the case and added that the accident was so intense that victim died on the spot.