Noida, In a strange accident, a 35-year-old man died after being hit by a car while changing the flat tire of his pickup truck on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway on Wednesday, police said.

Police have not yet received any formal complaint in the matter and no arrests have been made over the incident that occurred around 1.30 pm, an official said.

"Pawan, a resident of Loni, Ghaziabad, was changing the tire of his pickup truck on the expressway near Sector 82 cut, when a car coming from behind hit him. Pawan suffered serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital, where He was later declared dead." ,” the police officer said.

The official said the body was later kept in the mortuary and his family has been informed.

According to police, the driver of the locally registered car involved in the accident has been identified as Rajkumar Singh, a resident of Greater Noida.

Police said that further legal proceedings have been initiated in the matter.

Gautam Buddh Nagar, which includes Noida and Greater Noida cities, saw 1,176 road accidents in 2023, killing 470 and injuring 858. According to official data, there were 437 such deaths and 856 injuries in the district in 2022.