Gurgaon: A 45-year-old hospital manager died after his motorcycle fell into a deep pit on an incomplete stretch of road near Manjhawali bridge in Faridabad late Sunday night.The deceased, Atul Kumar Joshi, a resident of NIT-1 Faridabad, managed an eye care hospital. He was heading towards Noida when the accident occurred on the route connecting Faridabad and Noida. While the Haryana-side portion of Manjhawali bridge has been completed, the slope and road stretch towards Uttar Pradesh remain under construction.“Due to darkness and the incomplete road, he did not realise the road ended ahead. His bike fell into the unpaved portion and into a deep pit,” a police officer said. Joshi suffered severe injuries and died on the spot.The incident came to light Monday morning when locals heading to agricultural fields spotted him lying in the pit with his motorcycle nearby. They alerted the Tigaon police station, whose team identified the deceased through the bike’s registration number and informed his family. His brother reached the spot subsequently.During inspection, police found the accident site fell under the jurisdiction of Dankaur police station in GB Nagar and handed the case over accordingly. The body was sent to Dankaur Civil Hospital for a postmortem examination.“The preliminary investigation suggests death due to an accident. Further action will be taken after examining the postmortem report,” a senior officer said.
