Noida witnessed a heavy dust storm on Monday evening which claimed one life and left two persons injured, said police.
A 25-year-old man was killed when the advertising board fell down on him.
The deceased has been identified as Munna Rai (25), a native of Gopalganj district in Bihar, who lived in Faridabad district. Meanwhile, two others who were injured have been admitted in Max hospital.
The incident took place around 5 pm in Noida sector-18 market. Deceased Munna Rai, along with Dhananjay, was travelling on a bike while the third victim was sitting in Alto in the market.
According to police, they were at the DlF Mall of India, when dust storm hit the city. They stood near the mall waiting for the dust storm to end. Suddenly, the advertisement board fell down on them. Munna died on the spot, said police officials.