India, June 12 -- A 48-year-old man, injured in a hit-and-run on Eastern Express Highway (EEH) between Kanjurmarg and Vikhroli on June 2, succumbed to his injuries on June 8. The Vikhroli police said the deceased, Tejandrasingh Kukreja, was a resident of Nalasopara and had come to Kanjurmarg for some work when he met with the accident. He suffered severe injuries to his head and legs, and after fighting for his life for nine days, breathed his last in Criticare Hospital in Andheri.

"We have registered a case against an unknown vehicle driver and have been checking the CCTV footage of the highway from Bhandup to Vikhroli to get a clue about the vehicle involved in the accident," said senior inspector Suryakant Naiwadi of Vikhroli police s...