Ahmedabad: A 37-year-old labourer was killed in a late-night hit-and-run near Vakil Saheb Bridge in Bopal on the Sardar Patel Ring Road in Ahmedabad after a speeding truck allegedly ran him over while he was crossing the road on Wednesday. The driver fled the scene but later abandoned the vehicle near Ognaj and escaped on foot after being chased by an autorickshaw driver.The deceased was identified as Sukhdev Koted, a native of Rajasthan who lived with his younger brother and family in a labour colony near Ambli-Sarkhej.An FIR in the case was registered with M Division traffic police on Thursday following a complaint lodged by the victim’s younger brother, Dinesh Koted.According to the complaint, Dinesh received a call from his sister-in-law around 9.30pm informing him that Sukhdev had met with an accident near Vakil Saheb Bridge in Bopal. When he reached the spot near Saraswati Hospital at the southern end of the bridge, he found a crowd gathered around the body.Police said Sukhdev had taken an autorickshaw from Changodar to the bridge, where his 16-year-old son Rahul had come to pick him up. After alighting from the rickshaw, Sukhdev was crossing the road towards the service lane when a speeding truck coming from the Shantipura side allegedly struck him with great force. He died on the spot due to severe injuries.Eyewitnesses said the truck driver did not stop after the collision and sped towards Ognaj.
