Prayagraj, Sept. 23 -- : A 49-year-old man was killed on Monday morning after being hit by a dumper in the Kauwa Bazaar area under Karchana police station limits.

The victim, Ramayan Prasad Tiwari, was a senior clerk at the head post office in civil lines. He had been transferred from Karchana only four months ago. According to his family, he was returning home after taking a dip in the Ganga and was standing near the roadside while speaking on the phone when the accident happened.

The dumper, which was overloaded with sand, hit him and fled the scene. Police later reached the spot, seized the vehicle, and sent the body for post-mortem examination.

Soon after the incident, avillagers and family members blocked the Karchana-Kohdar road....