Gwalior man hit by unidentified vehicle on Diwali dies; police search for driver

Harbajan Kushwah, injured in a road accident in front of the Sacheti petrol pump on AB Road in Gwalior, died during treatment. An unidentified vehicle had hit him on the day of Diwali, and he had been in hospital since. About 48 hours had passed since the accident when he died on Tuesday morning. The vehicle that hit him has not yet been identified.

Harbajan, 42, lived in Scindia Nagar, also known as the labourers' colony. His father's name is Bhawani Singh. He worked as a labourer in the Motijheel area.

Diwali fell on November 8. That afternoon he was returning home on his Splendor motorcycle (MP 07 AP 5208) after finishing work at a site and collecting a gift. At about 12:30 pm, a speeding unidentified vehicle hit his motorcycle in front of the Sacheti petrol pump on AB Road.

Harbajan was seriously injured in the collision. Mukesh Kushwah, who was at the spot, took him to Kalpana Hospital. When his condition did not improve there, he was admitted to Optimus Super Speciality Hospital. He was treated there for about 48 hours, but died on Tuesday morning.

Behodapur police station began action on information from the hospital. Police have registered a marg case and are searching for the vehicle that hit him.

Police are going through footage from CCTV cameras at the Sacheti petrol pump and nearby. In one clip, a few vehicles can be seen passing at high speed. Police are examining these vehicles to identify the one involved in the accident.

According to Behodapur police station in-charge Alok Singh Parihar, the death was caused by a road accident. An investigation is under way to trace the vehicle that hit him and its driver.