A 19-year-old man was killed after being hit by a garbage dumper while crossing a road in Delhi’s Ghazipur area on Wednesday, with the driver fleeing the scene and police examining nearby CCTV footage to identify the vehicle.
The victim, identified as Rohit, was seriously injured in the crash and taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital. Doctors declared him dead on arrival, according to the police information reported by Jagran. The collision occurred in the Ghazipur area of East Delhi while Rohit was crossing the road.
Police said the impact left Rohit severely injured before he fell on the road. People gathered at the spot after the crash and helped take him to the hospital. The dumper driver, however, allegedly drove away from the location along with the vehicle after the incident.
Rohit lived with his family in the Sampera Basti area of Ghazipur. He was the son of Kailash Nath and had two brothers and a sister, according to the report. The family was informed of his death after the hospital confirmed that he could not be saved.
The police are checking CCTV cameras installed around the crash site as part of efforts to identify the garbage dumper and trace its driver. The report did not identify the vehicle, its operator or disclose whether an arrest had been made at the time of publication.
The crash places attention on the risks faced by pedestrians around waste-collection and transport routes in densely populated parts of the capital, where large commercial vehicles share roads with people crossing between residential areas and local streets. In this case, police have not yet released further details about the exact road conditions, the dumper’s operator or the circumstances immediately before the collision.
The investigation is continuing, with CCTV footage expected to assist the police in identifying the dumper and locating the driver. Further details about the case will depend on the police investigation and any action taken after the vehicle and operator are traced.
