New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- A 56-year-old employee of a nationalised bank was killed after a speeding truck ran him over in south Delhi's Chirag Dilli area on Thursday, police said.

The accident occurred around 2 pm under the Chirag Dilli flyover traffic signal. The victim, identified as Raju Kajaniya, a resident of Anna Nagar in ITO, was cycling to work and waiting at the signal when the truck hit him from behind and ran over him.

Police said a PCR call was received from a commuter reporting a fatal accident involving a bicycle and a Haryana-registered truck.

"A team rushed to the spot and found a man's body lying on the road. A damaged bicycle and a truck with an HR registration number were also present. The bicycle was mangled and the man...