A 19-year-old man was killed after being hit by a garbage truck near a CNG pump on Hedgewar Road in Ghazipur, east Delhi, with the victim’s family and local residents alleging delays in emergency response and failures in the area’s CCTV system.
Police said the accident occurred on Wednesday while Rohit was walking along the roadside. The truck hit him and fled the scene. A PCR call about the incident was received at 10.37 am, after which Rohit was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
The crash led to protests by Rohit’s family members and local residents. The protesters blocked the road and disrupted traffic while demanding action against the driver. Their allegations included delays in the arrival of the police and an ambulance despite repeated calls following the accident.
Rohit’s father, Kailashnath, said his son had gone out and was walking on the side of the road when the garbage truck struck him. The family’s account identifies the vehicle as a waste-collection truck, but police have not yet located the vehicle or its driver.
Rakeshnath, Rohit’s brother, alleged that the authorities began investigating only after the protest. He also said CCTV cameras in the area were either not functioning properly or had failed to capture images of the truck. The allegations have not been independently established.
Police said they are reviewing CCTV footage from the area to identify the offending vehicle and establish the circumstances of the crash. The investigation will also have to determine the vehicle’s identity, the driver’s whereabouts and the sequence of events between the collision and the victim’s admission to hospital.
The incident highlights the risks faced by pedestrians using roadside space alongside heavy municipal and commercial vehicles in a densely occupied part of east Delhi. It also places attention on two operational systems that are central to road-crash response: functioning surveillance infrastructure and timely access to emergency medical care. In this case, police have confirmed the time of the PCR call and the hospital outcome, while the family’s allegations about response delays and CCTV failures remain part of the ongoing public dispute.
Police said legal action will be initiated after receipt of the medico-legal report. Further action is expected once investigators review the available CCTV footage and identify the truck and its driver.
