India, Oct. 5 -- A 36-year-old man from Panvel died after being hit by a truck while he was opening the rear door of a vehicle on JNPT Road on Friday.

According to the police, the incident occurred at 8:15 am on Friday in the container yard on Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust road in Padeghar when the victim, Shankarlal Yadav, was opening the door of a vehicle and a truck, coming from behind, rammed into him and fled. Sustaining serious injuries, he was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead.

Based on the deceased's brother, Dharmendra Kumar Yadav's complaint, the police registered a case against the unidentified driver under Sections 106 (1) (causing death by negligence), 281 (rash driving), 125 (a and b) (endangering human...