A 35-old-year man was mowed down by a speeding car at JP Nagar under Gautam Nagar police station area on Monday; errant driver accelerated instead of braking after spotting deceased.
According to the police an injured man who was severely injured after he was hit by a speeding car in the night on Monday and was on his way to home after work. The deceased was identified as Ganeshram of Chhola Mandir.
The car driver escaped the spot leaving the car. Based on the vehicle registration number the driver would be nabbed said police.
During the investigation police that at the time of the incident the road was deserted and when the car driver took turn he failed to spot the deceased and instead to applying brakes he put on accelerator which left the deceased with no time to react and he was dragged with the car for few meters and later car dashed. The driver escaped the spot leaving the car.
It would be investigated that the driver was in inebriated state or it was a technical fault which lead to the accident. The body was sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation.
The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation. The deceased was in an inebriated state or not could not be ascertained and could be provided after receiving the post mortem report. The deceased used to work as labour and was a resident of Chola Mandir area.