Ludhiana: A 45-year-old man was killed and his friend injured after a speeding car hit their motorcycle on a flyover near Nurpur Bet at Hambran Road on Thursday evening.
The collision was so strong that the tyres got separated from the car and the bike was completely damaged.
Following the crash, the car driver escaped, leaving his vehicle behind. Passersby took the two bike riders Sukhjit Singh and Nachattar Singh to a hospital. While Sukhjit, of Dolon Khurd village, had died on the spot, Nachattar, also 45, of Humayupura village, is under treatment at civil hospital.
Gurmeet Singh, brother of Sukhjit, said, “Nachattar was driving the bike and my brother was riding pillion. When they reached the flyover, a speeding car hit their motorcycle from behind, killing my brother.”