Two days after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on the Zirakpur flyover, a 25-year-old resident of Behlana village, Chandigarh, on Monday succumbed to his injuries at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32.
According to the police, the deceased was identified as Barinder Kumar, who was employed with a private firm. On October 3, he was travelling to Chandigarh from Panchkula, when on reaching the Zirakpur flyover, his motorcycle was hit from the rear by a car bearing a Haryana registration number.
Kumar was rushed to GMCH-32, where he died during treatment on Monday. The police have kept his body in the hospital mortuary and are waiting on his Covid report.
Meanwhile, a case was registered against the car driver, who is absconding.