India, Oct. 21 -- A young man was killed after an unidentified vehicle hit his scooter at Dogra Chowk in Jammu on Wednesday morning, officials said.

The deceased has been identified as Harpreet Singh, a resident of Gandhi Nagar. He was reportedly returning home after dropping a child at school when the accident occurred.

Singh was riding a scooter bearing registration number JK02AT-6455 when the vehicle struck him, leaving him dead on the spot, reported news agency KNT.

Police have registered a case and launched an investigation to identify the vehicle involved in the accident and trace its driver.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from The Kashmir Observer....