Man killed after being hit by a speeding car on Pataudi Road

Gurugram: A 28-year-old man died after he was hit by a speeding vehicle on the Pataudi-Gurugram Road, police said on Friday.

They identified the deceased as Alok Kumar, who originally belonged to Jagdishpur in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. He lived with his wife in a rented house in Sector 99.

Kumar was returning home on his scooter from a two-wheeler showroom in Pataudi when the accident took place near PS Garden in Hayatpur around 7 pm on Wednesday, police said.

Investigators citing some locals said a car had tried to overtake the scooter when the accident occurred.

Sandeep Kumar, a public relations officer of Gurugram police, said the rider was thrown several meters away and suffered serious head injuries despite wearing a helmet.

“The locals arranged an ambulance and rushed him to a private hospital in Sector 90. However, he succumbed during treatment. The hospital authorities alerted the police following which a team reached the facility for investigation,” he said.

The officer said there were no cameras at the scene and they were trying to track the suspect vehicle using surveillance cameras from another location.

Based on the complaint of the deceased’s wife Kiran Devi, an FIR was registered against an unidentified motorist under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Sector 10 police station on Thursday evening, the police said, adding that the body was handed over to the family. after an autopsy.