Speeding SUV kills man in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- A 40-year-old man was killed after a speeding Mahindra Thar rammed his bike on the roadside around 1am in Moti Nagar, west Delhi on Saturday, police said, adding that the driver of the four-wheeler abandoned it and fled the scene. Police said that the victim had stopped on the roadside to make a phone call when the accident occurred.
The victim was identified as Bechu Lal, a Plaster of Paris contractor, and a resident of Prem Nagar, said deputy commissioner of police (west) Vichitra Veer. The suspect is a 24-year-old resident of Sudershan Park in Moti Nagar, who was going towards Shadipur, police said, adding that they have formed teams to arrest him.
"We received a call about the accident around 1am. When we reached the spot, we found a damaged white Thar and a bike. Locals told us that they had taken the victim to a hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival," said a senior police officer.The victim was on his way to Acharya Bhikshu Hospital to meet a relative who was admitted there, said Shiv Kumar, the victim's cousin. "But on the way, he got a call so he parked his bike on the roadside and started talking. That's when the car rammed him," said Kumar.
CCTV footage of the incident showed that Lal was sitting on his parked bike when he was hit by the speeding Thar from behind.
The impact flung Lal several metres away while the car went on to crash into a parked truck a few metres away. The impact pushed the parked truck to collide with another parked truck in front of it.
Police said that a bottle of Vodka and a few cold drink bottles were recovered from the Thar. "The suspect runs a business of making flex boards in Kirti Nagar. We have formed teams to catch him," the officer added.
The victim lived with his 16-year-old son while his four other children, wife and parents lived in their village in Ghonda near Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh....
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