IMPHAL, May 21: A 54-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a speeding passenger bus near Hiyangthang Old Bridge under Wangoi Police Station this morning.
The victim is identified as Lukram Angouba, son of L Tomba, a resident of Thiyam Leishangkhong Awang Leikai.
The road mishap took place around 7 am when Angouba who was returning home in an Access scooter after dropping his child at a private tuition centre had a head-on collision with a speeding passenger bus near Hiyangthang Old Bridge, killing him on the spot.
Both the victim and his scooter were hauled away by the impact of the collision to a distance of about 20 ft, eye witnesses said.
Police said the bus with registration number MN 01 Y-8582 involved in the accident which plies between Wabgai and Imphal is now in the custody of Wabgai Police Station, but the driver is absconding.
The body was conducted autopsy at RIMS morgue and later handed over to the family.