India, Sept. 23 -- A 40-year-old man died while his wife sustained injuries after a Mahindra Thar SUV allegedly hit their scooter and crashed into an electric pole near Eteda roundabout in Greater Noida on Monday evening, police said, adding that a case was registered on Tuesday.

Police identified the deceased as Neeraj Kumar, a resident of Chipiyana in Greater Noida, and his wife as Nisha Shrivastava, 37, a preschool teacher in the Eteda area.

According to police, the incident took place on around 5.30pm, when Kumar was returning home after picking up his wife from school just when an SUV allegedly hit their scooter.

Officials said the impact was so intense that Kumar was flung several metres from the spot and landed inside a roadside...