A 30-year-old man died while a policeman was injured after they were hit by a speeding car late in the night near Vigyan Bhavan under Kamla Nagar police station area.
According to the police, the car bearing registration number MP-04 CP-6155 hit two persons with in a distance of few metres and escaped the spot.
The two injured were identified as Virendra Rao and Veermani Pandey. Rao was declared dead after he was rushed to a nearby hospital while Pandey survived with injuries and is undergoing treatment at Bansal hospital where his condition is reportedly stable. He had sustained injuries in his leg.
Police said that the car was driven by Rohit Sharma who is identified as friend of the owner of the vehicle and has been detained.
The car is registered in the name of Vinesh Agrawal of Nehru Nagar.
The accident took place around 11 in the night and after hitting the two, errant driver escaped the spot.
After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem. The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Police were not able to confirm that the errant driver was drunk at the time of the accident and would be investigated in the further investigation.
The collision with the deceased proved fatal while injured Pandey escaped the collision. The deceased used to work with a private company while the injured police constable is posted with Chunbhatti police station.