An elderly man in his sixties died in an accident that took place atop the newly constructed Beharbari flyover along the national highway in Guwahati on Thursday.
The man, believed to be aged 65 years old, was identified as Nur Bahadur Bhandari and a resident of Assam's Kokrajhar district.
Soon after the incident, nearby locals and the police reached the scene. According to the officials, it is suspected that an unidentified vehicle hit the elderly man and left him to die, in a clear case of hit-and-run. However, more details in that regard are awaited.
After the accident, when locals rushed near him, he was reportedly in a perilous condition and was rushed to the Gauhati Medical College and Hosptial (GMCH).
However, he succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at GMCH.
