Amethi (UP), Jul 25 (PTI) A 55-year-old man was killed after a speeding car collided with his motorcycle in Amethi district on Friday, police said.
The car driver fled the scene after the accident which took place near Choudhipur village on the Raebareli-Jagdishpur road, officials said.
According to an official, the victim, identified as Shri Maurya, a resident of Pure Tikait in Bhadouli village, was travelling on his motorcycle when a fast-moving car hit him near Choudhipur.
After the crash, the car veered off the road into a ditch, but the driver abandoned the vehicle and escaped, the official added.
Station House Officer of Jagdishpur, Dhirendra Yadav, said the body has been sent for postmortem, and legal proceedings are underway. PTI COR KIS DV DV
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