India, Sept. 17 -- A 23-year-old rickshaw driver died in a hit-and-run accident after a speeding bus rammed into his auto near Vakola bridge on Western Express Highway in the early hours of Monday.

According to the police, the incident occurred at 12:30 am on Monday at Hansbhugra Junction below Vakola Bridge on Western Express Highway, when a speeding bus rammed into the victim, Nitish Kumar Chandrika Sah's auto, causing him serious head injuries. The bus driver fled the scene after the incident. On being alerted, the police arrived at the spot and rushed Sah to Sion Hospital.

Shravan Valmiki Sah, the deceased's cousin, said that he received a call from the police, informing him about the incident. Following this, he went to the hospita...