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Twelve days after he was injured, allegedly in a hit-and-run incident in South Delhi’s Defence Colony, a 45-year-old vegetable vendor died at the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday, an officer said.
The incident happened on July 6 around 3:45 am, said officers. Identified as Sameer Singh, the deceased was going to buy supplies with his cart. A call was received at the Defence Colony police station to report that a vegetable vendor was injured after a truck allegedly ran him over and fled.
“He was en route to Okhla Mandi in his rickshaw when a truck hit him and fled. As per MLC, he sustained injuries to his left upper and lower limbs and was declared unfit for a statement. He died on July 18. No CCTV was found at the spot. The investigation is ongoing,” DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan said.
A resident of Kotla Mubarakpur, the vegetable vendor was under treatment for 12 days at the Trauma Centre. During this period, his hands and legs were amputated by the doctors to prevent an infection, the officer added. He had injuries in his upper and lower limbs, according to an FIR that has been filed in the matter.
He succumbed to his injuries on Friday. Multiple CCTV cameras were analysed by the police over the past 15 days, but the accused driver hasn’t been arrested. The vehicle has not been traced as well, a police officer said.
A case under relevant sections has been registered at the Defence Colony Police station.
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