Kaushambi (UP), February 12 A 55-year-old man died after allegedly being hit by an unidentified vehicle while crossing National Highway-2 in the Saini area here on Thursday morning, police said.
Station House Officer Dharmendra Singh said Mohanlal, a resident of Ward No 4 in Ajuha town under the Saini police station limits, was crossing the highway to go towards the Sasur Khaderi river when the accident occurred.
An unidentified vehicle struck him while he was crossing the road, killing him instantly, the officer said.
Upon being informed by residents, a police team reached the spot, took the body into custody, and sent it for postmortem examination, Singh said.
The police are examining footage from nearby CCTV cameras to identify the offending vehicle, and further legal proceedings are being initiated in the matter, he added.
