A 27-year-old Zomato delivery agent died after he was mowed down by a speeding vehicle while crossing a road on Outer Ring Road in southwest Delhi early Monday.
According to the police on Monday, the delivery agent has been identified as Harendra, a resident of RK Puram’s Sector-1, who was working with online food delivery app Zomato.
DCP (South West) Surendra Choudhary said, “On Monday at about 2:45 am, a PCR call regarding an accident on Outer Ring at an underpass foot bridge near DDA Flats Gate in Munirka was received. The police team reached there and found that a person who was crossing the road was hit by an unknown vehicle and ran away from the spot.”
Police officials said initial probe suggested that the accident took place when Harendra parked his motorcycle and was crossing the road on foot. He was hit by a vehicle, whose driver immediately fled the spot. “The officer said an FIR has been lodged in the matter at Kishangarh Police Station and postmortem of the body is being conducted.
A case under section 281(1) (Rash driving or riding on a public way) and 106(1) (Causing death by negligence) of BNS at Kishangarh police station has been registered. Post mortem of the deceased is being conducted.
The injured man was rushed to Safdarjung Hospital, where he was declared brought dead, the officials said. "Harendra is survived by a wife and their six-month-old son. His father is working in DDA as a fourth grade employee. During the initial inquiry, the team identified the offending vehicle. The accused will be nabbed soon," the DCP said.
According to the police data, a total of 1,031 persons were killed in fatal road accidents from January 1 to September 15 this year, of the total 3,894 road accidents in the national capital in the period.