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KOLHAPUR: A 26-year-old motorcyclist was run over by a private bus at Dasara Chowk near KMT bus stop on Saturday.According to police, the deceased - Omkar Salunkhe, a resident of Prayag Chikhali in Karveer taluka - worked as an electrician with a private firm.When the accident took place, Salunkhe was on his way to work when his motorcycle slipped near the KMT bus stop. After getting information about the accident, a police team rushed to the spot and detained the driver of the private bus. At the same time a private bus was passing by and the victim came under the rear tyre of the vehicle.Passers-by immediately rushed for help and took Salunkhe to Chhatrapati Pramila Raje (CPR) civil hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead. "CPR chowk which is included in the black spot is 30 meters away from where the accident occurred," he said. The police are busy registering a case against the driver of the bus.Vasant Babar, police inspector in-charge of Laxmipuri police station, said, "The incident took place at 8.45am..