LUCKNOW, July 11 -- Veteran journalist Dilip Sinha, 76, lost his life in a road mishap in the Gautampalli area of the city on Wednesday 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 body was handed over to the family after a post-mortem examination, said police. A resident of Patrakarpuram in Gomti Nagar, Sinha lived with his wife Anshula and younger daughter Samantika Gandhi. 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 threw Sinha off balance, dragging him on the road. Police personnel from the Jiamau outpost and locals rushed Sinha to the Civil Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Sinha was a prominent name in UP's media landscape, having worked with many reputed newspapers. The journalist's sudden demise has shocked the media fraternity. Journalists and colleagues expressed condolences across social media and messaging platforms. UP Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana mourned Sinha's death, calling him a "fearless, committed and thoughtful voice in journalism." A road accident on Kisan Path in the Bakshi Ka Talab (BKT) area on Thursday left one person dead and another critically injured after a parcel delivery pickup van rammed into a stationary commercial vehicle from behind. The deceased was identified as Dharmendra Kumar, 30, a native of Rajapur village in Lakhimpur Kheri. He was employed as a security guard with a private firm in Lucknow and was reportedly on his way home when the accident occurred....