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Tribune News Service
New Delhi, March 19
A 30-year-old man died while a minor was injured today after a speeding truck rammed into their scooter in the Kashmere Gate area, a police official said.
The deceased, Deepak Rawat, and the injured, Badal (17), are friends and residents of Gandhi Nagar, he said.
According to a senior police officila, they received information about the accident around 5 am.
The driver of the truck fled the spot and the injured was rushed to a nearby hospital by locals, the official said.
Rawat was declared brought dead while Badal was discharged after the treatment.
Rawat's family members were informed about the incident and the post-mortem will be conducted on Wednesday, he said.
The family members of Rawat said he used to work in a shop at Gandhi Nagar and was living separately.
Badal used to live earlier at Old Seemapuri and recently shifted to Gandhi Nagar, the official said.
A case has been registered and efforts are on to nab the accused truck driver, the official added.
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