Man dies, 1 injured after bus hits cycle

New Delhi: In a suspected case of hit-and-run, a 59-year-old civic worker was killed and his co-wor-ker seriously injured on Friday allegedly after a speeding bus hit their bicycle on Prithviraj Road, the police said.

The deceased has been identified as Rajender Prasad. The incident took place when Prasad and his co-worker were on their way to a New Delhi Municipal Cou-ncil office at Khan Market where they worked as gardeners, officials said.

Police was informed about the accident at a roundabout near a cemetery in Khan Market at around 11.00 am. Following this, a team of the Tughlak Road police station reached the spot, a senior police officer said.

On reaching the spot, the officials fou-nd a bus bearing an Uttar Pradesh registration number near the spot along with and a damaged bicycle.

Investigations revealed that two persons were injured and one of them was taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre while the other one was admitted to RML Hospital, DCP (New Delhi) Madhur Verma said.

Doctors at AIIMS Trauma Centre declared Prasad brought dead.