Concerns have once again been raised over speeding and reckless driving in the national capital after a 40-year-old man was killed after being hit by a speeding SUV in south Delhi’s Moti Bagh area on Friday night.
The incident took place on Friday when the car hit the deceased, indentified as Bikshu Lal (40) while he was standing on his bike at the roadside, police said. Police said that they were searching for the accused who fled the scene after the accident.
#WATCH | Delhi | Visuals from the spot where a man named Bikshu Lal, aged about 40 years, died after being hit by a car while he was standing on his bike at the roadside in the Moti Nagar area last night.
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“He left home last night, telling his son that he would be back in 10 minutes… The whole night, his son was calling, and we were looking for his father. In the morning, we found out what had happened. He was hit by a car so badly that his bike was completely destroyed, and he suffered injuries to his chest…” “We want appropriate action to be taken… My brother has five children, and he was the sole breadwinner in the family,” he added.
Police have found empty liquor bottles from inside the vehicle, which has further deepened the suspicion that the driver was drunk.
The driver of the SUV fled from the spot after the accident. The police have launched a search for him. A senior official said that footage from CCTV cameras installed near the accident spot is being scanned and the owner is being identified through the vehicle’s registration details.
The police have seized both the crashed SUV and the motorcycle and investigation is underway.
