Hamirpur, May 17: A 26-year-old man died in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur after his scooty collided with a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus on Friday night, police said. The incident took place around 10:45 pm when the deceased, identified as Naresh Kumar's son Kapil, a resident of the Sera village in Hamirpur district's Nadaun, collided with the bus on Hamirpur-Jahu road at Lamblu market.

Kapil was brought to the Medical College Hamirpur, but he succumbed to injuries, police said. The bus driver Suresh Kumar has lodged a complaint in the case. According to the complainant, when he was crossing through the market, Kapil, who was allegedly riding at a high speed, hit the bus and sustained injuries. Una Accident: 26 Injured in Himachal Pradesh As Tempo Overturns While Trying To Avoid Hitting Another Vehicle.

SP Hamirpur Bhagat Singh Thakur confirmed the death in the accident and said that investigation in the case is underway.

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