India, July 17 -- A 31-year-old goods vehicle driver died after he was allegedly hit by a speeding scooter and fell off the Mukundpur flyover in northwest Delhi in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. The rider fled the spot after the incident.

A senior police officer said the deceased, identified as Faeem, was a resident of Kirari Suleman Nagar.

Police said an FIR has been registered at Jahangir Puri police station under Sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 106(1) (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and efforts are on to trace the unidentified scooter rider using CCTV footage and other technical evidence.

Police received information about the accident at Jahangir Puri police station ...