Mohali, April 11 -- A 58-year-old man died after a car hit him while he was crossing the road in Landran, Mohali, on April 1. Sohana police registered the case after receiving the victim's wife's statement.

According to the complaint, Gurmeet Singh, a retired UCO Bank employee, left home around 10 pm to buy milk from a shop across the Landran-Mohali road. As he crossed the road near Taj Tile, a white Maruti Swift Dzire CH 01 AA 5861, allegedly driven by Azhar Ahmed of Shahi Majra, struck him.

The impact threw him onto the car's front windshield, and he fell unconscious. People present at the spot took him to the government hospital, Phase 6, Mohali. Doctors further referred him to PGI Chandigarh, where he later died during treatment.

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