India, Feb. 21 -- A 55-year-old former panchayat head was killed after a car hit his two-wheeler on a national highway in Rajasthan's Bundi on Saturday, police said.

"The incident took place at around 12 pm on National Highway-52 near Hindoli," inspector Mukesh Yadav said.

The deceased, Babu Mohan Meena, was heading toward Deoli. The car collided with Meena's two-wheeler when he was turning onto the highway from an intersecting road near Bundi's Umar village.

The car heading to Jhalawar had Congress Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Jhalawar's Khanpur constituency, Suresh Gurjar, in the passenger seat.

"Gurjar's car was approaching from behind. The driver probably lost control and hit the two-wheeler. The collision was so ...