India, Sept. 14 -- A 20-year-old man died after being mowed down by a speeding truck on the Southern Peripheral Road near Sector 70, police said on Saturday.

Investigators said that the deceased was identified as Vikas Kumar, originally from Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh and lived in a rented accommodation at Dhumaspur, Badshahpur.

As per police, the deceased worked as a food delivery executive and was returning home after completing an order trip when the accident took place at 11.30pm on Friday.

Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police, said that Kumar was taking a U-turn from an intersection on the Southern Peripheral Road where traffic lights are installed.

"As soon as he reached the opposite lane, the speeding truck mo...