A 22-year-old man from Delhi, who was on his way to his house on a motorcycle, died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near the Sirhaul toll plaza, the police said on Sunday.

The deceased, Yash Waseem, a 22-year-old engineer, died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on Saturday morning, said Sanjeev Kumar, assistant sub-inspector(ASI), who is the investigation officer in the case. An FIR has been registered under 304A (death by negligence) and 279 (rash driving) of the Indian Penal Code(IPC) at Udyog Vihar police station.

“We got a phone call around 10 am on Saturday that a person has been injured near Sirhaul toll plaza in an accident and reached the spot to find him unconscious. We took him to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival,” the ASI said.

The police were yet to identify the vehicle as on Sunday evening and no arrests have been made so far. “We have requested for CCTV footage from the toll operator and would access it tomorrow. We are hopeful that we will be able to identify the vehicle from the footage,” Kumar said.

Although Waseem was wearing a helmet at the time of accident, he died due to a head injury, the police said. The body has been handed over to the family after autopsy.

In another case, a 29-year-old man died after the motorcycle on which he was travelling with his friend was hit from behind by a car in Wazirabad in Sector 52, the police said on Sunday. Suresh Kumar, 29, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, died on Saturday during treatment at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, said Ashok Kumar, head constable.

Around 12.30 am on Friday, Suresh was riding his motorcycle, when the car rammed from behind at Dhani Chowk in Wazirabad. The vehicle was yet to be identified and no arrests have been made so far.

First Published: Mar 18, 2019 10:24 IST