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Hit by car, delivery agent dies after falling from flyover in Delhi

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A food delivery agent died after falling from the Dabri flyover in southwest Delhi when his scooter was allegedly hit by a car on Thursday morning, police said.

The car driver fled from the spot, police said.

A PCR call was received at 7:35 AM informing that a person had fallen from the Dabri flyover on Pankha road and required immediate medical assistance, they said.

A police team rushed to the spot and found a damaged scooter and a car on the flyover. The scooter rider sustained serious injuries and was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital in an ambulance, where doctors declared him dead, they added.

According to police, the victim was identified as Rajkumar, a resident of Jharkhand’s Godda district. He was working as a delivery executive with a private food delivery service in Delhi.

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The car involved in the accident bears a Delhi registration number and is registered in the name of a Dabri resident, police said.

“The body has been preserved in a mortuary and efforts are underway to apprehend the absconding driver,” a senior police officer said.

A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and an investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the accident, police said.

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