Two dead after hit by speeding vehicle on Delhi-Jaipur eway

Commuters had later alerted the police control room when they spotted the bodies lying on the roadside.

Two men riding a motorcycle were killed after being struck by a speeding, unidentified vehicle on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway (NH-48) near Bilaspur early Monday, police said.

The accident took place between 6.30am and 6.45am near a five-star hotel when the duo were travelling from Kapriwas to Gurugram. (File photo)

The accident took place between 6.30am and 6.45am near a five-star hotel when the duo were travelling from Kapriwas to Gurugram. The victims were identified as Anil Kumar, 20, a native of Jharkhand, and Pardeep Kumar, 31, a resident of Badshahpur.

Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram Police, said both men died on the spot from the impact. “They were wearing helmets at the time of the accident. Prima facie, it appears that a speeding vehicle struck the motorcycle and fled the scene immediately,” Turan said.

According to police, there were no eyewitnesses. Commuters later spotted the bodies and alerted the police control room. Emergency response vehicles reached the spot and rushed the victims to the Sector 10A Civil Hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival.

“We are scanning CCTV camera footage nearby the spot to trace the vehicle that had hit them. An FIR under Section 106 (causing death by negligence) and 281 (rash driving on public way) has been registered against an unidentified vehicle driver at Bilaspur police station,” Turan said.

The bodies were handed over to the families after an autopsy on Monday.