India, Nov. 24 -- Two men died in a hit-and-run accident on the Delhi-Gurugram-Jaipur expressway (NH 48) near Manesar's sector 8 on late Saturday night, police said.

The incident took place at around 9.35pm when they were returning from office and a speeding pickup van mowed down their motorcycle from behind. The victims, identified as Ankush Pal, 24, a resident of Auraiya and Vikas Babu, 20, a resident of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, were wearing helmets and were on their way to their rented accommodation in Naharpur Kasan, said officials.

A senior official at IMT Manesar police station said the driver fled from the scene after the incident. "The victims had sustained life-threatening injuries and lost a lot of blood. By the time a police ...