India, Feb. 15 -- A 76-year-old man died after a speeding car allegedly hit him on National Highway 24 in East Delhi's Ghazipur area early on Saturday, police said, adding that they have arrested the car's driver.

Police said locals made a PCR call around 6 am, reporting they saw a speeding car hit a divider and run over the man who was walking on the roadside. The accident occurred near a petrol pump on the service road of NH-24, Ghazipur village.

Police identified the deceased as Paik Karmai from West Bengal, who lived in the Ghazipur area. He worked at the flower mandi and was going to work with two others at the time of the incident.

"On reaching the spot, police found a black Scorpio car in a broken condition on the footpath. The ...