Chandigarh: India’s Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker’s maternal grandmother and uncle died in a road mishap in Charkhi Dadri district on Sunday when the two-wheeler they were travelling on was hit by a car.

The police said the victims were identified as Manu Bhaker’s maternal grandmother Savitri Devi, 70, and maternal uncle Yudhveer, 50, who worked as a driver in Haryana roadways.

Stating that the accident took place on Mahendergarh bypass in Charkhi Dadri district when the scooty they were travelling on collided with a Brezza car, the police said that the driver of the car fled the spot leaving behind his vehicle.

Just a few days ago, a double Olympic medallist Bhaker, was awarded the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by the President of India, Draupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.