India, Nov. 29 -- A pedestrian died after being mowed down by a heavy vehicle on the elevated section of the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway at Hero Honda Chowk on Friday, police said.

The deceased was identified as Ram Snehi Rai, 63, who hailed from Sitamarhi district of Bihar. Police said he had come to meet his nephew in Berhampur, Sector 72. Rai was walking along the carriageway when he was run over by a speeding truck around 12.15am.

Investigators said Rai died on the spot, with the upper part of his body mutilated. Police were alerted by passersby, and the body was later shifted to the mortuary.

Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police, said it was yet unclear where Rai was headed when the incident happened.

"His body ...