India, June 23 -- A 25-year-old truck co-driver was killed after he allegedly tried to jump out of a speeding trailer truck that had gone out of control and caused a multi-vehicle pileup on the Faridabad-Gurugram road near Paras Quartier in Gwal Pahadi on Sunday evening, police said on Monday.

The truck driver fled the spot after the accident. Police said the truck, loaded with several tonnes of gravel, also rammed into a Maruti Suzuki WagonR and an MG Windsor, damaging both vehicles. The occupants escaped unhurt, officers added.

The deceased was identified as Sunny Yadav, a resident of Bibipur village in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district. Police said the multi-axle truck was travelling from Rajasthan to Faridabad via the Southern Periphe...