Dumper hits bike, person dies

Indore : A 46-year-old man died while his friend was injured when his bike collided with a dumper in Lasudia police station area on Saturday. The accident happened near Lasudia Mori located at Dewas Naka when he was going to work. They were taken to hospital but one person could not be saved and the other was admitted for treatment. The driver left his dumper and fled from the spot. Police are investigating the matter and have seized the vehicle.

According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Komal Prasad Thakur, a resident of Vaibhavlaxmi Nagar and resident of Balaghat. His friend has been identified as Badrilal. He suffered injuries on his head and hands. The police started investigating the case and recorded the statements of the family members. Police seized the dumper and sent the body for post-mortem. Later they will collect information about the guilty driver on the basis of the registration number of the dumper. Search for him is going on.

Supporters of poll parties disrupted traffic on AB Road

There was heavy traffic jam on AB Road from Shivaji Vatika intersection to GPO intersection for most parts of Sunday due to the rush of supporters of political parties at the Nehru Stadium, where counting of votes for the assembly elections was underway. Since morning, a huge crowd of supporters of both BJP and Congress had gathered near Nehru Stadium. There was a large crowd standing on the road and some people were sitting on the roadside and footpath, causing inconvenience to the motorists.

Since the BJP party office is located opposite the Nehru Stadium, by noon party workers started celebrating the victory with the candidates on the road, causing traffic jams on both sides of the road. Within a few hours the traffic pressure increased, resulting in bumper to bumper traffic as there was little space for vehicles to move.

Traffic police personnel were deployed to control the situation, ensuring that passengers do not have to wait for long. Police barricaded a portion of the road from Shivaji Vatika intersection to GPO intersection, restricting entry of four-wheelers on the road and diverting them to BRTS Road. Only two-wheelers were allowed to use the road. Some enthusiastic BJP supporters, excited by the victory of their candidates, climbed the divider to cross the road from the Nehru Stadium side towards the BJP office, causing problems for I-buses to move smoothly.