Jagdalpur. A youth walking on foot was hit by a speeding unknown vehicle on National Highway 30 this morning, while another was seriously injured. The injured was sent to Bhanpuri Hospital, from where he has been sent to Mekaj.
Kondagaon Kotwali police station in-charge Prahlad Yadav said that on Tuesday morning, the police patrolling party reached the spot on the information of two youths being injured due to the collision of an unknown vehicle near Ghoragaon, where one youth died on the spot, while the other was injured. Information about the injured was received that along with the deceased Geedam resident Sushant Thakur, Karnataka resident Fayad (24 years), who had gone out on foot to have breakfast after working at Gothan in Bhanpuri, Sushant died due to a sudden vehicle accident. While the injured have been referred to Mekaj. The police have informed the relatives of the deceased, while the search for the unknown vehicle has been started.
