Indore: In a tragic incident, senior journalist Mahendra Bapna was killed when a speeding mini-truck crushed him near Pipliyahana Square, on Monday evening. According to Tilak Nagar police, Bapna was returning home when his scooter skidded and he fell on the road. In the meantime, the speeding mini truck coming from behind crushed him. Bapna received fatal injuries. He was rushed to a hospital by a media person but he could not be saved.
Bapna was working with a city news paper for many years. After the accident, BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, Health Minister Tulsi Silawat, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Jitu Patwari and MLA Ramesh Mendola also reached MY Hospital when they came to know about the incident. Bapna is survived by his wife and two daughters.
