Another life has been lost in a hit-and-run case, which is now becoming synonymous with the city, in Chandigarh on Thursday. This time, the victim is a 22-year-old man, who was rammed by an unidentified vehicle, at the Sector 34-35 divider, on his way to office.
Kamal Kishore was headed to work on his scooter, when the accident took place. According to eyewitnesses, a rashly driven vehicle, hit his scooter at high speed, as a result of which the two-wheeler skidded, dragging the rider along with it. Kishore, who is a mechanical engineer by profession, sustained some serious injuries. Onlookers rushed to his aid and informed the police about the incident. A police team reached the spot and rushed the victim to PGIMER for treatment, where he later succumbed to his injuries and died, said SHO Bhupinder Singh. Meanwhile, hunt is on for the accused driver, who fled the spot after the accident. After questioning the eyewitnesses during the course of the investigations, police officials have come to know that the accused driver was driving a pickup truck of Mahindra, but no one was able to inform about the registration number of the vehicle. Hunt is on for the accused driver and in the meanwhile a case has been registered against an unknown person.