18 May,2009 03:13 PM IST | | PTI
A 22-year-old student has been arrested for running over a cyclist in a northwest suburb, police said on Monday.
Mihir Dharkar was allegedly speeding in his car when he lost control and rammed into a cyclist on a service road of the Western Express highway in suburban Vile Parle on Sunday, they said.
After striking the cyclist, the car struck a rickshaw after which Dharkar attempted to flee but was later caught, police said.
The cyclist, Janardhan Kanarji, was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. The rickshaw driver, Sanjay Tiwari, also sustained injuries.
