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Speeding bus mows down three

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Press Trust of India Neemuch (MP)
Three persons were killed today after a speeding bus hit a motorcycle, they were riding, near Kanavati here, police said.

The deceased were identified as Kaasam (42), his son Sharif (24) and daughter Rihana (19), they said.

"The incident took place when the trio were going on a motorcycle and hit by a Chittorgarh-bound bus near Kanavati, in which they were killed on the spot," Kotwali Police Station In-charge V D Joshi said.

Police reached the spot immediately after the accident and sent the bodies for autopsy, the official said.

The driver of the bus is absconding.

"He deserted the bus near Nayagaon bridge," Joshi said, adding that a hunt has been launched to nab him.

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First Published: Apr 09 2016 | 6:02 PM IST

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