'Kohabar' fame Bhojpuri actress Manisha Rai killed in a road accident

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 on Friday 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. 

Manisha is known for playing the leade role in Ujjwal Pandey’s short film ‘Kohabar’.