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Ludhiana: A man and his nephew died after a speeding bus hit their two-wheeler near Pratap Chowk on Wednesday afternoon.
While Agnidev Yadav, 35, a hosiery worker and resident of Mahadev Nagar, Giaspura, died on the spot, his nephew Hari Prasad, 25, a plumber, succumbed on way to a hospital.
Division 6 police station ASI Balbir Singh said, “Agnidev was driving the two-wheeler and Hari Parsad was riding pillion. When they reached near Partap Chowk, a speeding bus of a private company rear-ended their two-wheeler.”
Following the accident, the bus driver fled, leaving his vehicle behind.
Passersby called up the police and initiated a rescue operation.
A case has been registered under sections 279 (rash driving) and 304 A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC.