Mohali | Hit-and-run victim succumbs after battling for life for 5 days

A 39-year-old pedestrian, who was hit by a pickup van in Zirakpur on September 17, succumbed to his injuries

A 39-year-old pedestrian, who was hit by a pickup van in Zirakpur on September 17, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday.

A case has been registered against the unknown driver of the vehicle. The body was handed over to family members after a postmortem. (HT File)

The victim, Surje Bujhel, a resident of West Bengal, was crossing the road near Fauji Dhaba on the Zirakpur-Patiala Road when he was hit by a pickup van. While the driver fled the scene, the victim was rushed to the civil hospital in Dhakoli.

A case has been registered against the unknown driver of the vehicle. The body was handed over to family members after a postmortem.