A 35-year-old man died after his bike was hit by a speeding bus near a petrol pump under Eitkhedi police station area on Sunday.
According to the police, an injured man was rushed to a hospital, after he was severely injured.
The injured man was declared dead and was identified as Mikhail Michael of Hanumanganj. In the initial investigation, police found that the deceased, along with his brother, Charlie, was on his way when the bike was hit by a speeding bus. His bike ran out of petrol and he was pulling the bike to petrol pump. Charlie was pushing the bike. The bike which got entangled with the front part of the bus skidded for over a few metres and later, the bus driver stopped the bus and escaped from the spot leaving the bus. Later, the bus was seized by the police. The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC. In the accident, Charlie was not injured. At the time of the accident, around 50 passengers were in the bus, said police.
During the investigation police found that the deceased owned farm at Nipania village and was involved in agriculture work and they were returning from farms at around 8 in the night.
