Mumbai: Speeding tanker knocks down, kills man; hunt for driver ongoing

According to the police, the deceased has been identified arsenic Suraj Sheikh – primitively hailed from West Bengal and was presently staying with his household astatine an under-construction tract successful Byculla – who worked arsenic a labourer astatine an under-construction site.

“It was his week disconnected connected Thursday, which is wherefore helium decided to sojourn his cousin, Lalchan Sheikh, successful Grant Road,” an serviceman said.

At astir 11.30am, Sheikh and his friend, Saidul Shah, started for Grant Road. After visiting Lalchan, they were returning erstwhile Sheikh was knocked down by a speeding tanker.

“We had reached adjacent Pila House junction successful Grant Road and were waiting astatine the signal. When the pedestrian awesome turned green, we started crossing the road, but abruptly a tanker jumped the awesome and knocked him down,” Shah’s connection to the constabulary read.

The officials further added that Sheikh sustained injuries but managed to get up and started walking, aft which helium abruptly collapsed connected the road. He mislaid consciousness, pursuing which Saidul informed his begetter and rushed Sheikh to Nair Hospital.

“Sheikh was declared dormant during treatment,” an serviceman said. The officials from DB Marg constabulary presumption were informed, and a lawsuit of rash and negligent driving was registered.