NEW DELHI: An 82-year-old man died after being hit by a tractor in southwest Delhi’s Chhawla Friday night. Police suspect that the elderly man was crossing the road when the vehicle struck him. The tractor driver allegedly fled the spot and is yet to be arrested.The deceased was identified as Banarasi Ram, a retired Armyman who lived with his family in Chhawla. According to police, the incident took place around 10.20pm in Pandwalan Khurd. A PCR vehicle passing through the area spotted the injured man and took him to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead. The PCR staff informed the local police.Police have seized the tractor. It belonged to a person from Ujwa village in Dwarka, sources said. Several teams are trying to identify and trace the driver. Investigators are examining various factors that might have led to the accident, including speeding, visibility and lighting conditions on the road.A case has been registered under sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 106(1) (causing death by negligence) of BNS.The incident comes on the same day as another fatal road accident involving an elderly woman in west Delhi’s Inderpuri. The 68-year-old woman was hit by a scooter and subsequently struck by another vehicle while crossing a road around 11am Friday. Two persons were arrested Saturday.
