New Delhi: A 25-year-old delivery executive died after his scooter was hit by a car and he was flung off the Dabri Mor flyover in southwest Delhi early Thursday. The driver of the car abandoned the vehicle and fled the spot, police said.The victim, Rajkumar, was a resident of Pathwara village in Jharkhand’s Godda district. He had moved to Delhi about a week ago with his 20-year-old cousin, Mahavir, in search of work to support his family.The accident occurred around 6.30am. A PCR call was received from Pankha Road at Dabri police station reporting that a man had fallen from the Dabri Mor flyover and required medical assistance. The injured was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead.“The offending vehicle, a red hatchback, was found abandoned at the spot. Based on the number plate, the owner has been identified as a resident of Dabri,” said DCP (West) Darade Sharad Bhaskar.Mahavir said Rajkumar had stepped out for tea when the incident took place. “When I woke up around 6.15 am, he wasn’t in the room. I called him and he said he had gone to have tea. I told him I would join him in a bit,” he said. “When I called again later, a cop answered and informed me about the accident.”Rajkumar is survived by his parents, a younger brother and an elder sister. His father is a farmer in Jharkhand. “He was very hardworking. He used to work as a security guard in Bengaluru earlier. His sister had got married only recently,” Mahavir said.The Dabri Mor flyover lies close to a commercial area, with shops and vegetable carts densely packed underneath. A spot visit by TOI revealed that the height from which Rajkumar fell was at least 30 feet and the collision took place near the cemented crash barrier on the edge of the flyover. The barrier was at a low height and there was no upper barrier either.There are also residential buildings in the area and the Dabri police station lying on the opposite side, along with two other adjacent flyover carriageways. The PCR call had initially gone to the Dabri police station and Rajkumar was rushed to hospital by 6.45am. It was later discovered that the spot was under the jurisdiction of the Janakpuri police station, after which the case was transferred.Cops are probing whether either of the vehicles was riding on the wrong side and if Rajkumar had been wearing a helmet at the time of the incident. Both vehicles, bearing extensive damage on the front side, have been seized. A case has been registered under BNS sections 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 106 (causing death by negligence). Police said CCTV footage is being analysed and inquiries are underway to trace the driver of the car.
