The incident occurred in the wee hours today near Lajpat Nagar area of southeast Delhi, when the deceased Suraj, a balloon decorator, along with Manoj (22), and a cab driver Balbeer Singh (41) were changing the punctured tyre of their car on the road side.
A white coloured speeding car came from behind and hit them, police said adding the errant driver fled from the spot.
While Suraj died due to severe head injuries, Balbeer's condition is critical and Manoj is stable, they said.
Police is scanning the CCTV footage of nearby traffic signal to identify the culprit, police said.
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