India, Dec. 22 -- A 26-year-old bike taxi rider was allegedly killed in a road accident in east Delhi's Geeta Colony on Sunday afternoon after his motorcycle was run over by a water tanker, police said. The driver is absconding.

The victim was identified as Jubair Ali, a resident of Baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh.

According to deputy commissioner of police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam, the incident occurred around 3.30pm, near Kundan Nagar, on Master Plan Road. When police reached the spot, they found the victim trapped under the rear tyre of a fully loaded water tanker. Despite wearing a helmet, the rider's head was completely crushed.

There were no eyewitnesses at the scene, he added.

The driver of the vehicle fled the spot and aba...