Two dead in a hit-and-run accident in Greater Noida

On Thursday around 6.15pm, they were walking back home, when a speeding car (Santro) hit them from behind and fled the spot without stopping

Two pedestrians were killed in a hit-and-run accident in Greater Noida’s Rabupura locality on Thursday evening, police said, adding that the car that ran them over was identified using the registration number plate that was found lying at the spot.

the car that ran them over was identified using the registration number plate that was found lying at the spot. (representational image)

Assistant commissioner of police, Greater Noida, Rudra Kumar Singh said, “The deceased were identified as Zulfikar, 32, and Gaurav Singh, 28, residents of a village in Rabupura, Greater Noida. They worked at a private firm.”

“On Thursday around 6.15pm, they were walking back home, when a speeding car (Santro) hit them from behind and fled the spot without stopping. Zulfikar sustained multiple injuries, including head injuries, and died on the spot, while locals rushed Singh to a nearby private hospital, where he succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment late Thursday night,” said Singh.

He said the errant car driver fled, leaving the bleeding men behind. When police received information on the emergency helpline number and reached the accident spot, the registration number plate of the vehicle was found and a case under sections 304-A (causing death by negligence), 279 (rash driving), and 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life and personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code was registered against the unidentified vehicle driver at Rabupura police station and efforts are underway to nab the accused.”

According to Noida traffic police data, 2,154 people were killed and 3,700 injured in 4,998 road accidents in the past five years in Gautam Budh Nagar.