Panchkula/Mohali, June 28 -- A 14-year-old boy and a 28-year-old delivery executive lost their lives in separate hit-and-run incidents in Panchkula and Mohali on Saturday.

In the first case, the teen was accompanying his grandfather, Satpal Singh, 58, a resident of Sector 16, Panchkula, to purchase household items on his scooter. Near the Industrial Area Phase-II traffic light, a truck bearing a Rajasthan registration number RJ-04GC-3236, allegedly driven rashly and negligently hit the scooter from the back, throwing both riders onto the road.

While Singh sustained injuries, the truck allegedly ran over the teenager, causing fatal injuries. The driver, later identified as Soma Ram of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, fled the spot.

The boy was rushe...