ELDERLY CYCLIST CRUSHED TO DEATH, ROAD BOLCED
A 67-year-old man was killed on the spot after being hit by a Scorpio vehicle on the Ara-Sasaram State Highway near Semraon village under Charpokhari police station on Friday afternoon.
ELDERLY CYCLIST CRUSHED TO DEATH, ROAD BOLCED
24-OCT-ENG 2
RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL
ARA----------------------------A 67-year-old man was killed on the spot after being hit by a Scorpio vehicle on the Ara-Sasaram State Highway near Semraon village under Charpokhari police station on Friday afternoon.
The deceased, Ram Bhulesh Singh, a resident of Ramdihra village under Garahani police station, was returning home on a bicycle after visiting his daughter in Semraon. The speeding vehicle, coming from the Garahani side, collided with him, resulting in his instantaneous death.
Angry villagers and family members placed the body on the highway and blocked the road, demanding immediate compensation. Charpokhari Station House Officer Ravishankar Kumar and BDO Kumar Vimaladitya reached the spot and persuaded the crowd. The BDO handed over a cheque of ₹20,000 as interim relief to the dependents. Traffic was restored after about two hours.
Police seized the vehicle, arrested the driver, and sent the body for post-mortem to Ara Sadar Hospital. Further investigation is underway.
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