11 hurt in 5 accidents on New Year’s eve

Bhopal: Eleven people including two women and two kids sustained injuries in five separate road accidents in the city on New Year eve on Saturday.A 24-year-old bike-borne youth and his friend sustained injuries after a speeding car hit their bike from behind in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. Police said that injured Sagar, 24, a DJ, resides in Bairagarh. On Sunday around 2 am, when Sagar along with his friend Gaurav was going out on a bike, a speeding car knocked them down. They were rushed to a nearby hospital by ambulance and a case was registered against the vehicle driver at Bairagarh police station.In another road accident in Bairagarh, an unidentified speeding bike hit an 18-year-old girl on Saturday late night. Police said that injured Sanjana, a resident of Bairagarh, works as domestic help. On Sunday around 12.20 am when she was going to have dinner at a restaurant, a speeding bike-borne hit her. Sanjana sustained multiple injuries and was undergoing treatment at a hospital.Meanwhile in an accident reported at Ratibad police station, three people including a 3-year-old sustained grievous injuries after a speeding car hit their bike at a turn in Ratibad locality on Saturday. Police said that injured Anwar, 24 resides with his wife and daughter, in Kalapipal in Shajapur. On Saturday around 11.30 am, when he was coming to a relative's home in Ratibad locality, a speeding car hit their bike near Sarvar crossing in Ratibad. Accused car driver rushed them to a nearby hospital. Condition of Anwar’s wife and daughter was critical while he was out of danger. A case was registered against the accused vehicle driver at Ratibad police station on Saturday.In another accident in the day, three people including an auto-driver sustained injuries after a car hit a passenger auto-rickshaw in Koh-e-Ffiza locality on Saturday. The injured were identified as Prafull, 36 and his son Adarsh, 9. Auto-driver Shanu also sustained injuries in the accident. The fifth accident was reported at Khajuri police station in which a speeding bike-borne hit another bike, while they were crossing the road on Saturday evening. Injured Rajesh, 33 and Veer Singh, 30, resident of Bairagarh locality were going for some work towards Khajuri.