Sultanpur (UP), March 25 A motorcyclist died after he was hit by a trailer truck on the Lucknow-Ballia highway here on Wednesday evening, police said.
Station House Officer, Kadipur, Shyam Sundar, said the deceased has been identified as Devesh Kumar, a resident of Gopalpur Namazgarh village.
The SHO said Kumar was on his way to Sultanpur when the trailer truck coming from the opposite direction hit his motorcycle near a turn at Padarthpur Upadhyay, causing him to fall on the road. The truck ran over Kumar, killing him on the spot.
After receiving information about the incident from locals, police reached the spot and sent the body for post-mortem examination, Sundar said.
Police said the identity of the deceased was confirmed through an Aadhaar card found in his pocket.