Bhojpuri film actress Manisha Rai killed in road accident in UP

Ballia: A 45-year-old Bhojpuri film actress was killed when a car hit the motorcycle on which she was travelling here, police said.

Superintendent of Police S P Ganguly said the incident took place at Chhitauni village yesterday when a car collided with a motorcycle. 

"Manisha Rai, a Bhojpuri film, actor died on the



spot," she said. 

She was on her way to a nearby shooting site with her associate Sanjiv Mishra on the motorcycle, Ganguly said.Mishra has also sustained injuries in the accident.

The car driver fled from the spot after the incident and efforts are on to nab him, police said.