India, Sept. 23 -- A 23-year-old man died and his 22-year-old cousin was critically injured after a speeding container truck hit their motorcycle near Wazirpur chowk in Sector 95 on Monday morning, police said.

The deceased was identified as Adarsh Singh, originally from Bela village in Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. His cousin Nitin Singh sustained multiple injuries. The incident took place at around 10.45am when the two were travelling to Sector 95 market to purchase fruits for the family's Navratri fast, police said.

According to investigators, Adarsh, who worked in a dairy plant in Delhi, was riding the motorcycle, while Nitin was pillion. Adarsh had come to his brother's residence in Sector 92 on Saturday as the family had planned ...