Soni was on a bike which collided with the divider after being hit by a car. (Representational image)
A 22-year-old youth, who was married just a week ago to a Ghaziabad-based girl, was killed in a road accident when the bike he was on was hit allegedly by a speeding car on Dadabari Road in Kota, police said on Thursday.
The incident happened Wednesday evening, when Raj Soni with a friend, Prince, was on a bike which collided with the divider after being hit by a car, Sub Inspector Chandrabhan said.
Both were rushed to a hospital where Soni died. Prince is under treatment.
Police handed over Soni's body to his family members after post mortem on Thursday morning and lodged a case of negligent driving against the unidentified car driver and began an investigation.
Soni, a resident of Udhyognagar Police Station area of the city, owned a jewellery shop. He had got married only a week ago, an uncle of his said.
Soni's wife was at her paternal home when the incident happened, he said.
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