A man died after he was allegedly hit by an unknown vehicle at Outer Ring Road in North Delhi's Wazirabad area on Wednesday morning.
Police said that no document which could reveal the identity of the deceased was found on the spot and efforts are being made to identify him.
According to Sagar Singh Kalsi, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North district, a police control room (PCR) call was received at around 7:21 AM regarding a fatal accident involving a male. Aged around 30 to 35 years, the man was hit by an unknown vehicle at Outer Ring Road, Wazirabad, following which a police team was dispatched for the spot.
“The accused driver fled the spot soon after the accident along with the vehicle. Police did not find any document related to the man at the spot but efforts are being made to identify him.
For now, his body has been shifted to a mortuary of a nearby hospital where post-mortem would be conducted. Once the victim is identified we will inform his family about his accident,” said the DCP.
A case has been registered against the driver of the offending vehicle under Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 304 A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Wazirabad police station, said the DCP.
“Police teams are scanning for CCTV cameras installed in the vicinity of crime scene to identify the offending vehicle and its driver which will also help us in establishing the exact sequence of events which led to the accident,” said the DCP.