A 46-year-old truck driver died after an unidentified vehicle allegedly hit him while he was walking near Gate 4 of IP Park on Delhi’s Outer Ring Road, with the driver fleeing the scene. Delhi Police have registered a case and are examining CCTV footage to identify the vehicle and its driver.
The incident took place on the road towards ITO, near IP Park. Police at Sunlight Colony police station received information about the crash through Emergency GD entry number 16A. Assistant Sub-Inspector Gajendra Singh and constable Rakesh reached the location, where they found an Ashok Leyland truck bearing registration number HR 38 Y 2163 parked by the roadside.
A man was found lying injured some distance from the truck. A crime team was called to the spot, and officers identified him through an identity card found during his search. The man was identified as Nem Singh, a resident of Sahari Anshik village under the Patiyali police station area of Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district.
Police contacted the owner of the parked truck, who confirmed that Nem Singh was its driver. According to the information reported by Jagran, Nem Singh had got down from the truck and was walking along the road when an unidentified vehicle travelling at speed struck him. The vehicle left the area after the collision.
Nem Singh was taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre in a CATS ambulance. Doctors declared him dead before treatment could begin. The report does not provide further details about the vehicle involved or whether any eyewitnesses have been identified.
Sunlight Colony police station has registered an FIR against the unidentified driver under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Section 281 concerns dangerous or negligent driving on a public way, while Section 106(1) relates to causing death by negligence. Investigators are continuing to examine CCTV footage from the area as part of efforts to trace the vehicle and its driver.
