SONIPAT: A young man was killed and two of his friends injured after a speeding white car allegedly rammed their Bullet motorcycle near PWD Railway Road in Sonipat in the early hours of Sunday. The driver allegedly stopped briefly after the collision before fleeing the scene, leaving the injured men on the road.The incident occurred around 1 am on October 18, when the three friends were travelling from Murthal towards Kachcha Quarter in Sonipat. CCTV footage of the accident has surfaced and is being examined by the police to identify the vehicle and its driver.According to the complaint filed by Vivek Srivastava, a resident of Nauner village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district, he works at Krishna Maruti company. Vivek told the police that he was travelling with his friends Rishu Kumar and Aman Kumar on a Bullet motorcycle, which Aman was riding.The three friends had stayed in a friend’s room in Murthal that night. After spending time together, they were heading towards Sonipat to have a meal near Subhash Chowk. They were travelling via Geeta Bhawan Chowk and were around 500 metres from Subhash Chowk when the accident took place.Vivek alleged that a speeding white car hit their motorcycle from the side near PWD Railway Road. The impact threw all three men onto the road, leaving them injured. According to the complaint, the car driver stopped for a few seconds after the collision but drove away after seeing the three men lying on the road.Vivek said he tried to attend to his two companions after the crash. Rishu sustained a head injury, while Aman was unconscious. Aman, who was also from Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh and worked at Krishna Maruti, died at the spot due to his injuries.With the help of passers-by, the injured men were taken to the Civil Hospital in Sonipat, where medico-legal reports (MLRs) were prepared for Vivek and Rishu.Civil Lines police station SHO PSI Parvinder Singh said the deceased was a resident of Uttar Pradesh. After the postmortem on Sunday, the body was handed over to the family, while further legal proceedings were underway.Singh said the police were examining CCTV footage from the area to identify the car and establish its registration number. Teams had been formed to trace the vehicle and apprehend the accused once its registration number was identified.A case has been registered against an unidentified car driver, and the investigation is continuing. The police are examining the available footage and other evidence to establish the circumstances of the collision and identify the person responsible.
