NAGPUR: A 22-year-old man was killed after a truck allegedly rammed into his newly purchased motorcycle and ran over him near Sabbal Nala in the Chankapur-Sawne area, under Khaparkheda police station limits, on October 31. His 80-year-old grandmother, who was riding pillion, sustained serious injuries.

According to the police, the accident occurred around 5.30 pm when Rishikesh Vishnu Wanjal, a resident of Valni Vasti in Khaparkheda, was taking his grandmother, Chimabai Shankar Wanjal, to a relative’s house on his newly purchased motorcycle, which had not yet been allotted a registration number.

A truck (MH-40-CA-7873), allegedly being driven at high speed and in a rash and negligent manner, struck the motorcycle. Following the collision, Rishikesh came under the truck’s rear wheels and died on the spot. His grandmother suffered serious injuries.

The injured woman was rushed to New Life Hospital, where she is undergoing treatment.

Following a complaint lodged by Vinod Gopal Mulhar, 45, a resident of Ward No. 6 in Chankapur, Khaparkheda, police registered a case against the truck driver under Sections 106(1), 125(a) and 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 134 and 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act.

According to the complaint, the truck driver allegedly fled the scene after the accident. Khaparkheda police are searching for the accused, and further investigation is underway.