Chandigarh, April 11 -- A cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run accident near the dividing road of Sectors 33 and 34 on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Tufani, a resident of Khajeri.

According to police, he was on his way on his cycle, when a speeding Royal Enfield motorcycle struck him on the dividing road.

The motorcyclist fled the spot following the collision. Vipin, a resident of Burail village, who witnessed the accident, alerted the police and filed a complaint.

The cyclist sustained critical injuries and was rushed to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, where doctors declared him brought dead.

Following this, a case under Sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 106 (causing deat...