Ambala, February 22 A 50-year-old man was killed when a bus hit him while he was crossing the Ambala-Chandigarh highway here, police said on Sunday.
The deceased, identified as Surendra, a resident of Mangalia village in Haryana, was returning from attending a wedding in Dappar, Punjab, on Saturday night when the accident occurred.
While on his way, his motorcycle ran out of fuel. Surendra was crossing the road to seek assistance when he was hit by the luxury bus, whose driver fled with the vehicle after the accident, police said.
A case has been registered against the unidentified bus driver, they added.
Surendra's son, Rahul, told police that his father had gone to attend a wedding in Togapur village in Punjab. While returning, he called his family and said that his motorcycle had run out of fuel, and he would reach home late. Since the call, his phone was switched off, and the family waited for his return throughout the night.
Police said they received a call from an unknown person informing them that a luxury bus coming from the Chandigarh side had hit a man who was lying injured on the road.
Personnel from the Baldev Nagar police outpost rushed to the spot.
They identified the man from the Aadhaar card found in his pocket and informed his family.
They said that people could not note down the bus number as the accident spot was shrouded in darkness.
Surendra's post-mortem was conducted at the Civil Hospital in Ambala City on Sunday afternoon, and his body was handed over to his family, an investigating officer in the case said.