A 45-year-old man died after his motorbike was hit by a speeding motorbike at Depot square under TT Nagar police station area late in the night on Sunday.
Police said that an injured man was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. The man got injured after his motorbike was hit by an unidentified speeding vehicle.
Police were informed and on the receipt of the information a team reached the spot and started investigation.
In the initial investigation the deceased was identified as Mukesh Kushwaha of Pansheel Nagar. The deceased was rushed to Hamidia hospital. The deceased was hit when he was on his way back to home at around 9.30 pm.
Investigating Officer ASI Mahesh Manjhi said that the deceased was on his way to home after dropping his friend at Polytechnic square and when he reached near Depot square his motorbike was hit which proved fatal for him. The deceased was drunk which might be the reason behind the accident and would be investigated in the further investigation.
The errant driver escaped the spot and is still missing. The search for the errant driver has been started, he added. Deceased used to work as electrician and was a resident of Panchsheel Nagar.
The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started search for the errant driver. Manjhi said that later in the investigation a case under section 304 A of the IPC would be registered.