A speeding truck claimed the life of a cyclist in Sector 91, police said on Saturday.
The victim was identified as Raesar, a Nepalese national.
The victim’s brother, Subhash Kharga, 32, who arrived from Nepal, lodged a complaint at the Sohana police station on Friday.
According to the complainant, Raesar was riding towards Radha Soami road on Wednesday when a truck hit him.
He was rushed to the Phase-6 civil hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
Kharga stated that a nearby shopkeeper informed him about the accident and told him that his brother had been taken to the hospital.
The truck driver, identified as Madan Lal, a resident of Sector 21, Panchkula, was arrested and later released on bail.
Police registered a case under Sections 281, 106 (1) and 324 (3) of BNS, which deal with rash driving, causing death by negligence and vandalising someone’s property.