Panchkula, June 15 -- A rashly driven truck claimed the life of a motorcyclist near Sukhomajri bypass in Pinjore on Saturday evening.

Passers-by who witnessed the accident alerted the police. A police team responded to the scene and rushed the critically injured victim to the Sector-6 civil hospital in Panchkula in an ambulance. However, doctors declared him dead.

While the deceased could not be immediately identified, police said he was wearing a pharmaceutical company's uniform and could be an employee there. Police are working to identify the deceased and inform his family.

The body was moved to the hospital mortuary, where an autopsy will be conducted after identification.

Further investigation is underway to trace and arrest the ...