India, Jan. 9 -- A 26-year-old man pillion-riding a motorbike-taxi died and his 30-year-old rider was left with injuries when a speeding truck allegedly rear-ended their vehicle near the Ghaziabad railway station crossing on the Grand Trunk Road stretch in Ghaziabad late Wednesday night.

Police identified the deceased as Avdhesh Kumar, a resident of Upendra Puri in Modinagar, and the rider as Dhanendra Kumar, a resident of Bisrakh in Gautam Budh Nagar.

"The incident happened around 11pm. The deceased (Avdesh) had hired a bike taxi and was riding pillion. At the incident site, their bike was hit by a speeding truck, and the pillion went under the wheels, killing him on the spot. The injured was rushed to a hospital by police and is stabl...