Three minors riding same bike crashes into tree, one dies others sustain injuries

Ambikapur | Correspondent: A 17-year-old died while riding a motorcycle while other two minors were severely injured. When a speeding motorcycle collided with an old banyan tree on the Ambikapur-Banaras State Highway near Sakalpur in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur district the unfortunate incident took place.

According to the police, a 17-year-old Sonu Agariya died on the spot, while other two teenagers Manish Agariya and Om Prakash Agariya sustained injuries.

While the eyewitnesses says, the three teenagers were riding the same motorcycle at high speed towards Banaras Road. Suddenly, the driver lost control of the vehicle, and the motorcycle crashed directly into the tree. The impact was so severe that the motorcycle was blown to pieces, and all three riders were thrown several feet away.

Nearby villagers and passersby immediately informed the police and ambulance. With the help of locals, the injured were rushed to the district hospital, where doctors declared Sonu dead. The two injured teenagers are undergoing treatment and are reported to be in stable condition.

Police arrived at the scene and removed the crashed motorcycle and restored traffic. A case has been registered and an investigation has been launched. Preliminary investigations indicate that speeding and negligence are the primary causes of the accident.