Minibus hits bike-borne brothers, one dead

BHOPAL: A 52-year-old farmer died and his brother sustained injuries in a road accident on Thursday afternoon. The two were riding a bike when a rashly- driven minibus hit them from behind.
The minibus driver managed to escape with the vehicle from the spot. A case was registered at Nishatpura police station.
Police said the body was was sent for an autopsy and the injured was rushed to a hospital.
The farmer, Bapulal Yadav, was a resident of Khamkheda. He and his brother, Ram Narayan Yadav, were going to see his relative, who at a private hospital after he suffered cardiac problem. The deceased was riding pillion, the police said. Efforts are on to nab the accused.
A tyre of minibus ran over Bapulal Yadav due to which he succumbed on the spot.
His brother Ram Narayan Yadav is being treated at at a hospital, police said.