A retired Government official, who was in his early sixties, died after being hit by a car near Butterfly Park, Sector-26 on Thursday night.
Sewa Ram, the deceased, was returning home after buying vegetables for his family, when he was hit by a rashly driven car. The driver of the vehicle fled from the spot, leaving Ram behind battling for life. A police team, which was informed by the onlookers, reached the spot but they failed to save the cyclist.
Sewa Ram died on his way to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, where doctors declared him brought dead. Police have retrieved the number of the car, which is CH-01-AA-7923. Even the car by which Ram was hit has been recovered by the police, but still no arrest has been made in the case. A case has been registered against unknown person, and further investigations are being carried out, said Police officials.