Indore : A youth died when a speeding car hit his scooter on Bypass Road late on Tuesday night. After hitting the scooter, the car dragged the scooter rider and vehicle for some distance.
After the accident, the car driver fled the scene leaving behind his car while the youth was rushed to the hospital where he died during treatment.
According to Kanadia police, the accident occurred around 11 pm near Bicholi Mardana Square on Bypass Road. The deceased was identified as Paresh Gupta (35) of Alok Nagar.
Paresh was returning home on his Activa scooter when a Maruti Swift car hit him from behind causing him to be thrown off the vehicle. However, Paresh was entangled in the wheels of the car and the car driver instead of stopping the car dragged him quite a distance.
As the area residents chased the car, the driver abandoned his vehicle and fled the scene. Paresh was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died during treatment.
Apparently, the car was speeding and in zero visibility due to heavy rains the car hit Paresh’s scooter. Police have registered a case and a search is on for the errant driver based on registration number of the car.
