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Motorcyclist run over by tanker after falling into pothole

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
A 45-year-old man was today mowed down by a tanker after his motorcycle fell into a rainwater-filled pothole in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, police said.

Praveen was riding a motorcycle, which fell into the big pothole near Square Mall in Vasant Kunj and was ran over by the tanker at around 7.30 PM, a police official said.

Passersby rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. His body was sent to AIIMS for autopsy.

The victim was a resident of Mohan Garden in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar area. The tanker was later seized by police. However, its driver is still at large.

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First Published: Jul 30 2016 | 11:48 PM IST

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