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Bike-Taxi Rider, 26, Killed by Delhi Jal Board Tanker in East Delhi Hit-and-Run

Police are scanning CCTV to find the absconding Delhi Jal Board tanker driver.

Overview

  • The crash occurred around 3:30 pm near Kundan Nagar on Master Plan Road in Geeta Colony, according to the Shahdara deputy commissioner of police.
  • The victim was identified as Jubair Ali of Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district, who was working as a bike-taxi rider.
  • Responding officers found him trapped under the rear tyre of a fully loaded tanker, and despite wearing a helmet, he died at the scene.
  • Investigators seized the authorised Delhi Jal Board tanker and the victim’s motorcycle and conducted forensic inspection and photography at the site.
  • An FIR was registered at Geeta Colony police station, the body was sent for post-mortem, and efforts are underway to trace and arrest the driver who fled after abandoning the vehicle.