One boy identified as Farhan Nadim died on the spot when the gearless scooter he was driving was hit from behind by a speeding bus.
The bus which belonged to the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) was running at a high speed when it hit the deceased near Adabari bus stand.
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“I was standing near a shop when I heard a screech followed by a large crashing noise. I rushed towards the direction of the noise I found a boy was lying dead on the road,” an onlooker.
“Some people, who were present there, identified the deceased. He was a resident of Garigaon,” he added.
The driver and the helper of the bus fled from the spot and the bus was later seized by the police.
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“It is always risky to drive at a high speed at any time of the day. The driver was in a hurry and that too at peak hours. He was inviting trouble,” said Azad Hussain, a resident of Adabari.
“I live just beside the Adabari mosque. I have a tailoring shop here. Every day I witness at least a dozen accidents- some normal while a few fatal,” he added.
“The drivers- both four-wheelers and two-wheelers- drive rashly due to which accidents like these have become common,” Hussain further said.
A case has been registered against the bus and the police are on the look-out for the driver and his assistant.