Pune, October 11: A food delivery man was killed after a high-end car driven by a senior executive of a private firm hit the two-wheeler he was riding in Pune in the early hours of Friday, police said.

Ayush Tayal (34), who was driving the car, fled from the spot after the accident near Tadigutta in the city's Mundhwa area. Later, he was detained after police tracked him down with the help of CCTV footage, he said. Solapur Hit-and-Run Video: Toll Employee Dies After Being Run Over by Truck in Maharashtra, Probe Launched After Disturbing CCTV Footage Surfaces.

Audi Car Hits Two-Wheeler in Pune

The food delivery person has been identified as Rauf Akbar Shaikh. “The car driven by Tayal crashed into Shaikh's bike. The accused fled the scene but was later detained after police used footage of CCTV cameras to identify the car and then track him down with its details,” said Additional Commissioner of Police Manoj Pail. Nagpur Hit-and-Run: 3 Killed After Speeding Vehicle Rams Into Their Bike in Maharashtra, Probe Launched (See Pic and Video).

Tayal is a senior executive at a firm in Ranjangaon MIDC and he has been sent for a medical examination to ascertain if he was intoxicated at the time of the accident, the official said. A case has been registered against Tayal under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Motor Vehicles Act, he added.

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