India, Nov. 21 -- A Delhi trader died after getting hit by a speeding car on Sohna elevated road near Subhash chowk early Thursday morning, said police.

The deceased was identified as Gaurav Kumar, 32, who hailed from Krishna Nagar, Delhi. He owned a metal fabrication manufacturing firm at Shahdara named Keshav steel industries. The incident took place between 1.30am and 1.45am, said police.

Investigators said that at 9pm Kumar had got a metal cabinet delivered to a customer in Sohna in a pick-up van and he was following it on his motorcycle.

A senior police officer said that soon after Kumar crossed the Subhash Chowk underpass, a speeding Kia car rammed his motorcycle from behind and sped away.

"Kumar was flung away for several feet,...