Speeding bus mows down family on bike:Father and son die, wife and 3-year-old hurt

Two members of a family travelling on a bike were killed in a road accident in Begumganj, Raisen district, on Saturday afternoon, after a speeding Shakti Travels bus hit them. Pooran Adivasi and his 5-year-old son Dabbu died on the spot. The impact was so severe that the child’s head was severed from his body. The couple’s 3-year-old son was thrown onto the roadside and injured, while Pooran’s wife, Sandhya, also sustained injuries. Bike rider was returning home from in-laws’ house Pooran Adivasi was returning to his village, Kalapatha, from his in-laws’ house in Alampur with his wife and two children. All four were riding on the same bike. According to eyewitnesses, as soon as the collision occurred, the 3-year-old child sitting in front was thrown to the roadside, which saved his life, but he was injured. The deceased Pooran Adivasi used to support his family by working as a laborer. Pictures after the accident Bus driver fled after accident After the accident, the bus driver abandoned the vehicle and fled from the scene. As soon as the information was received, Begumganj police station reached the spot. The police sent both bodies for post-mortem and seized the bus, bringing it to the police station. The search for the absconding driver is underway. Panic among passengers, departed by another bus After the collision involving a Shakti Travels bus operating on the Sagar-Bhopal route, there was chaos at the scene. Passengers on the bus got scared and disembarked. As soon as the information was received, the police arrived and took the injured and deceased lying on the road to Begumganj Hospital. After this, the passengers were sent to their destination by another bus. After the accident, the driver abandoned the bus and fled. Second major accident involving Shakti Travels bus in 4 days This is the second major road accident involving a Shakti Travels bus within four days. Earlier, on Bhopal Road, a bus from the same travel company had collided with motorcyclists, resulting in the death of a newlywed young man. After two consecutive serious accidents, questions are being raised about the negligence of the travels’ buses.