Delhi Shocker: 49-Year-Old Man Dies After Falling From Flyover, Run Over By Vehicle In Pandav Nagar

(MENAFN- Live Mint) A 49-year-old man died after he allegedly "fell from a flyover" and was "run over by a vehicle" in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area early Thursday, police said. The incident occurred around 12 am near the Manglam Cut flyover on National Highway-24, authorities added.

It was not immediately clear whether the man was a "pedestrian" or riding a vehicle at the time.

"A car and a scooter were found in a damaged condition at the spot, but the injured already had been shifted to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital by the time a police team reached there," Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Abhishek Dhania said.

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At the hospital, doctors declared the victim brought dead. He was later identified as Rakesh Kumar Agarwal, a resident of Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, the officer said.

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According to the complainant, Amit Kumar, an auto driver, he was driving towards Ghazipur when he saw a man fall from the flyover onto the service road. The grievously injured man was rushed to a hospital in Kumar's auto with the help of a few bystanders, the DCP added.

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Preliminary enquiry suggests that an unknown heavy vehicle may have hit the victim on the flyover, leading to the fall, police said.

A case has been registered under relevant section of the BNS at Pandav Nagar police station and further investigation is underway, they added.

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