Hallomajra man run over by taxi, driver arrested

A cyclist was killed after being hit by a taxi near Kishangarh Chowk here on Sunday afternoon. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

The deceased has been identified as Dinesh Kumar (40), a resident of Hallomajra. The police said the accident occurred around 4 pm when a Punjab-registered taxi, coming from the opposite direction, collided with the cyclist head-on. The car was being driven rashly. The driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle and hit Dinesh.

The police said the taxi driver had been identified as 38-year-old Vishal, a resident of Ganesh Vihar, Dhakoli. He has been arrested.

The police have registered a case and started an investigation into the accident.