New Delhi, Feb 14 || A 76-year-old man lost his life after being run over by a speeding Scorpio SUV car in Delhi’s Ghazipur village early Saturday morning, police said.
The vehicle was allegedly being driven by 26-year-old Shrey Kumar, a resident of Noida in Uttar Pradesh, who was apprehended at the spot.
Other occupants travelling in the vehicle fled immediately after the incident, according to an official statement.
"Today, at about 6 a.m., a PCR call regarding a fatal road accident was received at Ghazipur police station and later transferred to PIA police station. The accident took place near a petrol pump on the service road of NH-24 in Ghazipur village," the police statement said.
When police personnel reached the location, they found a black Scorpio car in a damaged condition mounted on the footpath.
"One elderly male pedestrian was found lying on the footpath. He had been hit by the vehicle after it reportedly skidded upon striking the divider between the main road and service road," officials said.
The deceased has been identified as Paik Karmai, originally from West Bengal and currently residing in Ghazipur village.