India, Nov. 12 -- New Delhi

A 19-year-old man died after being hit by an unidentified speeding truck near a CNG station in Ghazipur on Wednesday morning, police officers said.

The incident took place around 10.30am on Hedgewar Road near Ghazipur Integrated Freight Complex, and a passerby called the police at 10.37am, informing that a truck hit a pedestrian and the driver fled with the vehicle.

Deputy commissioner of police (east) Rajeev Kumar said that the victim, Rohit, a resident of Sapera Basti in Gharoli village, was declared dead on arrival at a hospital. "Investigations are scanning CCTV cameras installed around the road crash spot to identify the offending vehicle, establish the vehicle's ownership, and arrest the errant driver ...