India, July 28 -- Veteran journalist Jasvinder Sidhu, 56, died after being hit by a motorcycle while crossing NH-9 near Ghazipur in east Delhi shortly after midnight on Monday, police said. The motorcycle rider, 35, also sustained serious injuries and remains under treatment.

Police said the Kalyanpuri police station received a PCR call around 12.15am regarding a road accident on NH-9 near the Ghazipur CNG station. Officers who reached the spot found both Sidhu and the motorcyclist injured.

According to police, Sidhu, a resident of Govindpuri Extension near Kalkaji and a former Hindustan Times sports reporter, was crossing the highway when he was struck by a motorcycle bearing a Uttar Pradesh registration number. The rider, a resident o...