Pedestrian crushed to death by speeding travel bus at Nagpur's Baidyanath Chowk

A series of accidents caused by reckless drivers on Nagpur's roads continues. A grisly accident occurred at Baidyanath Chowk on Thursday night, when a speeding private travel bus hit a pedestrian who was crossing the road and ran over him. The pedestrian, seriously injured, died on the spot.

According to the information available, at around 10.40 pm on Thursday a bus of Khurana Travels (MH 40 CT 8038) was turning from Baidyanath Chowk towards Imamwada. At that moment a pedestrian was crossing the road. He fell after the bus hit him and died after coming under its front wheel.

Eyewitnesses have alleged that the driver was expected to slow down at the turn but carelessly drove the bus ahead. In other words, eyewitnesses say the driver did not reduce speed at the turn. Citizens gathered at the spot expressed anger over the driver's negligence.

A crowd of residents gathered at the scene after the accident, and tension prevailed in the area for some time. Police reached the spot on receiving information and brought the situation under control.

The body has been sent to the Medical hospital for post-mortem. The deceased pedestrian has not yet been identified. The name of the bus driver had also not been officially announced by police. Police are investigating the accident further.