Two bikers killed as bus hits motorcycle on Amravati-Nagpur highway near Tiwsa

Two young men were killed on the spot when a speeding travels bus hit their two-wheeler near Varkhed Fata in Tiwsa taluka on the Amravati-Nagpur highway.

The dead are Nikhil Boke and Kailas Kalambe. According to the information available, both were residents of Umberkhed and were returning to their village from Tiwsa when the accident happened.

Tiwsa police reached the spot on being informed and began action. Police have detained the driver of the bus and are investigating the case further.

The most tragic aspect of the accident is that Kailas's wife is eight months pregnant and was due to deliver next month. The child will lose its father before it is born. The incident has shocked the area, and the village of Umberkhed is in mourning.

Two other incidents have been reported from the region. On Thursday, a student at Adarsh High School in Sihora, Tumsar taluka, Bhandara district, was practising kabaddi with classmates on the school roof. Live wires of a high-tension power line ran past the spot, and the student received a severe electric shock on touching them. He was being treated in critical condition in Nagpur, where he died on Wednesday evening.

The deceased student is Arnav Shendre, 14. Live electric wires passed over the school building, which caused the accident. Arnav was known as an excellent kabaddi player and a very bright student. Grief is being expressed on all sides over his sudden death.

In Chandgaon in Brahmapuri taluka of Chandrapur district, a tiger cub attacked and injured a four-year-old boy, Mayank Walke. He was going with his cousin to his paternal aunt's house in the village, and the cub attacked him near the house.

The cousin presented a quick-thinking response by shouting loudly, which made the tiger run away and saved the boy's life. The injured Mayank has been admitted to Christanand Hospital in Brahmapuri for treatment. Fear persists in the village after the incident.