India, July 11 -- LUCKNOW Veteran journalist Dilip Sinha, 76, lost his life in a road mishap in the Gautampalli area of the city on Thursday after his scooter was hit by a UPSRTC bus near Jiamau incline. He died on the spot and the bus driver fled the scene. Later, the police handed over the body to the family after conducting a post-mortem examination.

A resident of Patrakarpuram in Gomti Nagar, Sinha lived with his wife Anshula and younger daughter Samantika Gandhi. His elder daughter, Priyanka Gandhi, lives nearby with her husband Devendra Pathak.

According to his younger brother Kuldeep, Dilip left home around 3:30pm on his scooter.Near Jiamau, a speeding bus from the Balrampur Depot hit his vehicle from the side. The collision thre...