Lucknow: A car rammed into a motorcycle in Gomtinagar extension on Sunday, killing one person and injuring another. The car driver fled the scene later.Station house officer (SHO), Sudhir Awasthi said that the deceased, identified as Shaswat Singh (40), a resident of Lalbagh, was riding pillion with his friend Abhinav Chauhan, a resident of Vishisht Vihar colony. Around 12:30 am, the duo go their motorcycle refuelled and were heading back when the car hit their bike.The injured were taken to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital, where doctors declared Shaswat dead during treatment, police said.Police have sent the body for post-mortem examination and lodged an FIR.“Police are conducting raids to trace the absconding car driver and have collected CCTV footage for the investigation,” said Awasthi.The deceased worked as a sales manager with a stationery manufacturing company and left behind a 3-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
