India, Oct. 10 -- A 61-year-old man died after being hit by a speeding car on the service lane of the Sector 40 main road, police said on Thursday.

Police said the deceased was identified as Mahesh Kumar, originally from Puruva village in Jhansi. He was living in the city for the last several years and worked as a security guard at a house in South City-I, Sector 30.

According to investigators, the incident took place between 1.30pm and 2pm on Wednesday when Kumar was cycling to reach a pharmacy in Sector 40 market. Kumar's wife, Rama Devi, 58, was suffering from high fever from Wednesday morning following which he decided to leave his duty post-lunch to buy medicines for her.

Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police,...