Hari Narayan, brother of deceased, told police that he, along with his two brothers Bhagwan Lal and Sudhir, 28, besides his son Aman, 10, and friend Vipan Kumar, 32, were going to Ambala, when the mishap took place
Police suspect the incident occurred when the truck driver lost control and rammed into the auto-rickshaw, carrying 14 passengers, that was coming from the opposite direction
Police said that the driver, Mohsin Khan, 23, lost control, and collided with the barricade and the auto fell in the pit. Khan after the incident fled. A case is being registered at the Santacruz police station
According to the police, the incident occurred when Raheem Shriram Nishad, 45, was on his way to buy groceries after leaving his work at Bombay Dyeing when an auto-rickshaw driver dashed him from the opposite direction. He collapsed on the road and succumbed to internal head injuries, the police said