Mohali, Dec. 10 -- A 52-year-old man lost his leg after a speeding car hit his motorcycle near Sanauli village in Mohali, police said on Tuesday.

While the accident took place on November 23, the victim recorded his statement with the police only now as his condition remained critical for nearly two weeks.

In his statement, Bharat Sharma, a resident of Khanpur Brahman in Naraingarh, Ambala, stated that he was riding from Dera Bassi towards Dhakoli. As he reached near the Peer Baba Samadh in Sanauli, a white Maruti Suzuki Brezza rammed into his motorcycle from behind at high speed and drove off.

The impact tossed him onto a stone on the roadside, causing severe injuries to the right leg and other parts of the body.

He was first taken t...