India, Jan. 3 -- Two men lost their lives in separate road accidents in Navi Mumbai and Khopoli in the past two days. The first death was in a hit-and-run accident, while the other one was of a truck driver who was speeding and plunged off a bridge in Khopoli, the police said.

According to the police, the first accident occurred at 4:00 a.m. on Thursday on the Mumbai-bound lane of the Sanpada Bridge. An unidentified man, aged between 30 and 40 years, was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle while he was standing near the divider, after which the driver fled.

After being alerted by some passersby, the police arrived at the spot and rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead. The Sanpada police registe...