Ghaziabad: A 30-year-old man was killed after a speeding dumper truck ran over his motorcycle near Guldhar RRTS station under Madhuban Bapudham police station limits on Saturday night. The driver fled, abandoning the vehicle at the spot.The deceased, Bhupendra Pratap Singh, hailed from Auraiya and lived in Ghaziabad, where he worked for a private company.Ramkishan, SHO of Madhuban Bapudham police station, said police received information about the accident through 112 around 11 pm. A team reached the spot with an ambulance and took Singh to Sanjay Nagar hospital, where doctors declared him dead.“Initial investigation found that the victim was on his way to Ghaziabad from Duhai when a speeding truck carrying construction material hit his motorcycle and he came under the truck’s tyre. After the accident, the driver of the truck escaped, leaving the truck at the spot,” he said.Police took several hours to identify the victim as the mobile phone recovered from his pocket was password-protected. With the help of a technical expert, they unlocked the phone and contacted one of Singh’s relatives, who was unavailable at the time. Police later reached other family members, who arrived to identify the body.Based on a complaint filed by the family, police registered an FIR against the dumper driver under BNS sections 106 (causing death by negligence), 324(4) (mischief causing property damage) and 281 (rash driving).Police have formed teams to trace the accused and are examining CCTV footage from cameras near the accident site.
