Cyclist hit by van in Delhi, dies

New Delhi:  A 40-year-old cyclist has died in a road accident here after a speeding van hit him from behind at Lala Lajpat Rai Marg in the Nizamuddin area, police said.

According to police, Ajay Kumar Singh, a resident of Sangam Vihar, was hit by a Champion delivery van on Friday.

“The cyclist died on the spot. He was working as a security guard at a showroom in Connaught place,” said R.P. Meena, DCP South East Delhi.

Satender Singh, the driver, a resident of Delhi’s Govindpuri, was apprehended on the spot.

Police said that a case has been registered.