Two separate incidents of hit and run resulted in the loss of two lives on July 7 in Ahmedabad.

In the first incident, a car driver hit  a motorcycle rider near Riverfront Picnic House. 

The motorcycle rider, 37-year-old Harshad Parmar of Chandkheda, who worked at a car dealership in Ashram Road, was dragged 50 feet under the car, according to reports.

Parmar was shifted to Civil Hospital but was declared dead by the doctor.

The B Division Traffic Police registered a case against the car driver and are conducting further investigation.

In a separate incident, Ramesh Patel, 60, a resident of Nikol who worked as an accountant in a transport company, was on his way to work on his motorcycle. He was hit by a truck near Smart Bazaar on Vastral SP Ring Road.

Patel  was thrown into the air by the impact, and was fatally injured. The truck driver fled, leaving his truck on the roadside.

The I Division Traffic Police have registered a case and are conducting further investigations.

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