An 18-year-old youth was killed when a car hit him on Subhash Chowk flyover on Sohna road on Saturday. The accused driver stopped for a few seconds after the accident and then fled the spot. The deceased was identified as Sandeep, a resident of Islampur village. The accident occurred on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
A complaint in this regard was filed by Sandeep's cousin Dinesh, who is also from the same village and was an eye witness of the incident. He said the accident happened when the duo was returning home after having dinner at a restaurant in Sector-48. "We were on foot when a car came from the Hero Honda Chowk side in full speed and hit Sandeep from behind. He was badly injured and when people started gathering at the spot, the car driver stopped for a few seconds and then fled. But I had already noted down the car number and later, I informed the police," Dinesh stated in his complaint.
Soon after the incident rushed the victim's at a general hospital and informed the police about the accident. Sandeep died during the treatment at the hospital. "A case has been registered under sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC at Sadar police station.