A 40-YEAR-OLD man was killed after being hit by a speeding truck near Guru Kripa Petrol Pump under the jurisdiction of Shahpura police station on Tuesday night. According to Shahpura police, receiving the information of a road accident near Guru Kripa Petrol Pump, police reached the spot where a man named Surendra Thakur (32), a resident of Choukital, informed that he, along with his relatives Rajesh Gaur and Anil Gaur, went to Bilpathar on a motorcycle (MP-20NM-6113) for tile and marble work. After completing their work, the three were returning to their village, Natwara.

 

Surendra was riding the motorcycle, Rajesh Gaur was seated in the middle and Anil Gaur was riding pillion. When they reached near Guru Kripa Petrol Pump in Shahpura, a truck (MP-20ZN-9638), coming from Natwara side, hit their motorcycle while being driven at high speed and in a negligent manner. The impact threw the riders off the motorcycle and the truck ran over Anil Gaur, causing severe head injuries. Anil succumbed to his grave injuries on the spot of accident. Following the accident, the truck driver abandoned the vehicle and escaped from the spot. Acting on the complaint, Shahpura police have registered a case under Sections 281, 125(A) and 106(1) of BNS and started investigation to identify and apprehend the accused truck driver.