A group of students Wednesday blocked traffic on national highway 24 here after a speeding truck hit a motorcycle and killed an engineering student.
The accident occurred near Lal Kuan area.
Vaibhav Sharma, a B.Tech student and resident of Pilkhuwa, was going to the ABES Engineering College when his motorcycle was hit from behind by a truck, police said.
The driver fled the spot after the accident.
An angry mob and his fellow college students later blocked traffic on the highway.
Traffic movement was restored only after police convinced the students that the driver will be arrested soon.
"We are trying to nab the driver on the basis of CCTV cameras installed at strategic locations on the highway, in addition to help from the transport authority for tracking down the registration number of the truck," said police officer Avneesh Gautam of the Kavi Nagar police station.
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