Gurgaon witnessed two tragic hit-and-run accidents within 24 hours, claiming the lives of a man and a woman. The incidents occurred between Friday evening and Saturday morning, leaving the city in shock.
First accident: Man dies on Delhi-Jaipur Expressway
In the first incident, Ankit, a resident of Dhani Shankarwali village, lost his life after an unidentified vehicle struck his motorcycle near the Binola flyover on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway. The accident took place in the early hours of Saturday. The accused driver fled the scene immediately after the collision.
According to a complaint filed by Ankit's father at Bilaspur police station, the deceased was returning home from his sister's house in Dharam Colony around 3 am. He worked at a private company. The unknown vehicle, driven negligently, hit him, causing fatal injuries. Ankit died on the spot due to the impact.
Police received information about the accident through an emergency response vehicle and reached the scene promptly. The body was shifted to the local mortuary for autopsy, and the damaged motorcycle was also recovered from the spot.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under sections 281 (rash driving), 125 (recklessly or negligently endangering human life), and 106 (causing death due to negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the unidentified driver.
Second accident: Woman dies after autorickshaw hits motorcycle
In the second case, a woman named Divya, a resident of Nand Nagri in Delhi, died after the motorcycle she was riding pillion on was hit by an autorickshaw near the Rapid Metro station in Sector 53 on Friday evening.
According to the statement of Danish, the motorcycle rider, he was taking Divya from Sector 65 to Delhi when an autorickshaw bearing registration number HR-55-AW-7143 rammed into their motorcycle from the side. Police confirmed that the auto driver fled the spot after the accident.
The collision caused both riders to fall onto the road. Divya sustained critical injuries and was rushed to a private hospital in Sector 53, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
A police team rushed to the spot after being alerted but found that the injured had already been shifted to the hospital. After collecting medical records and statements, a case was registered at the Sector 53 police station under sections 281 and 106(2) of the BNS against the autorickshaw driver.
ASI Satpal of the Sector 53 police station stated, 'We will nab the accused auto driver soon as we have his vehicle registration number.' The body of the victim was handed over to the family after the post-mortem examination.
