Security guard hit by JCB while crossing road in Delhi, dies

A 50-year-old man died after being hit by a JCB while he was crossing the road in south Delhi’s Panchsheel in the early hours of Thursday.

According to police, a PCR call was received at 7 am regarding the accident near the Panchsheel Park Metro Station.

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The victim has been identified as Brij Kishore Trivedi, who worked as a security guard, they said, adding that he died on the spot.

“Sandeep, the JCB driver, has been apprehended, and the vehicle has been seized,” a senior police official said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem, he added.