A 40-year-old man was killed after an unidentified vehicle hit his motorcycle on the Indore-Ahmedabad highway near Utawad crossing in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday night, while police began efforts to identify the vehicle and trace its driver.
The deceased, Mahesh Rathore, was a resident of Naugaon and was returning home from Pithampur when the collision occurred. The crash took place within the limits of the Naugaon police station. Police said the impact was severe and Rathore died at the spot.
The vehicle involved in the collision fled from the area after the accident. Local residents alerted the police following the crash. The incident has raised concerns over how quickly emergency medical assistance reached the site and whether the junction has adequate safety infrastructure for motorists.
According to the report, residents alleged that the emergency ambulance arrived late after the collision. Rathore was subsequently taken to the district hospital in a private vehicle. The account of the delayed ambulance response has not been independently established in the supplied report, but residents have raised it as part of their concerns about the incident.
Residents also pointed to what they described as inadequate warning signs and information boards near the crossing. Such signage is intended to alert drivers to junction conditions and potential hazards, but the report does not specify the agency responsible for installing or maintaining the signs, or whether any formal safety audit has been carried out at the location.
The crash brings together two immediate road-safety issues reported from the site: the failure of the driver to remain at the scene and the concerns raised by local residents about emergency response and visibility of the crossing. The police investigation is focused on identifying the vehicle and locating its driver.
No details about the vehicle’s make, registration number or direction of travel were available in the supplied report. The police have not reported an arrest, and the investigation remains underway. Further information is expected as investigators examine the circumstances of the collision and work to trace the vehicle involved.
