Hamirpur (HP), Jun 23 (PTI) A serving soldier who was on leave died in a road accident when his bike collided head-on with a bus in Himachal's Hamirpur district on Sunday, police said.

The police identified the deceased as Suresh Kumar (37), a resident of Sujanpur.

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According to police, Kumar was going from Sujanpur to Bajrol when his bike collided with a bus coming from Hamirpur via Bajrol towards Jangalberi.

He was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival, police said.

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The villagers told the police that Kumar was posted in the Indian Army and had come home on leave, they said.

Sujanpur police have registered a case of accident, and further investigation is underway, they added.

Captain Ranjit, MLA of Sujanpur assembly constituency, expressed grief over this accident.

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