Nagpur: A 28-year-old construction worker was killed after a speeding Khurana Travels bus allegedly knocked him down while he was crossing the road near the Baidhyanath Chowk traffic signal in Nagpur. The driver fled the spot after the accident.

The deceased has been identified as Shubham Sagar Rangari (28), who was engaged in centring work. According to the complaint lodged by his brother, Haseen Sagar Rangari (38), Shubham was returning home on foot after finishing work on November 5.

At around 10.45 pm, while he was crossing the road from Baidhyanath Chowk towards Imamwada, a Khurana Travels bus bearing registration number MH-40-CT-8038 allegedly approached at high speed. The driver reportedly drove the vehicle rashly and negligently and rammed into Shubham, leaving him seriously injured.

Instead of stopping to help the victim, the driver allegedly fled the scene. Local residents rushed Shubham to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Nagpur, where doctors examined him and declared him dead.

Based on the complaint lodged by his brother, Imamwada Police registered an offence against the unidentified bus driver under Sections 106(1) and 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Further investigation is underway.