Gurgaon: A 53-year-old cyclist, Ram Shankar, was killed after a speeding car hit him on the Gurgaon-Faridabad road near Gwal Pahari on Wednesday afternoon.Shankar had gone to the area for a haircut and was returning home when the accident occurred between 2pm and 3pm. According to a complaint filed by his son, Anish Kumar, a Wagon-R with a Haryana registration number struck him from behind.A native of Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh, Shankar was living as a tenant in Baliawas with his family. He suffered critical injuries and was taken to BK Civil Hospital in Faridabad, where he was declared brought dead.Police said the driver, Naveen Kumar, identified himself at the scene. After receiving information from the hospital, a police team reached the facility and kept the body in the mortuary. Following the complaint, a case was registered at DLF Phase-1 police station under Sections 281 (rash driving) and 106 (causing death by negligence) of the BNS. The accused, a resident of Nilauti village in Nangloi, was arrested and later released on bail.In another incident, a 43-year-old man, Rajesh, died after his motorcycle was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Sector 7 in IMT Manesar on Wednesday night.Rajesh, who worked at a private firm in IMT Manesar and lived in Bhangrola village, was returning home after duty when the accident took place around 9.30pm. According to a complaint filed by his son, Raj, an unknown vehicle, driven at high speed and in a rash manner, collided with his motorcycle and fled the spot.He was taken to Silver Streak Hospital in Sector 87, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment.A case has been registered at Sector 7 IMT Manesar police station under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the BNS against an unknown driver.
